Random Sleep Facts

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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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    Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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    The higher someone’s I.Q. the more likely they are to be sleep deprived.
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    You forget 90% of your dreams.
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    Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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