Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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    Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
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    Honeybees never 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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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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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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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    Studies show that the colder the room you sleep in, the more likely you are to have a bad dream.
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