Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.
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    Quick naps not only improve your alertness, but they also help in decision making, creativity and sensory perception.
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    Some people have a "natural alarm clock" allowing them to wake up when they want. This is actually caused by a burst of the stress hormone adrenocorticotropin.
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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    "Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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    The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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    44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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