Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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You can reschedule your sleeping pattern by not eating 12-16 hours before you want to be awake. Upon eating after this time period, your internal clock will reset to a new day, with the time of your first meal being interpreted as "morning".
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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A new parent will lose about 1055.6 hours of sleep in the first year of their child's life - almost 44 days!
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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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The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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