Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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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 person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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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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The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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