Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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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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    You forget 90% of your dreams.
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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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    Those who get out of bed by 7am are more likely to be thinner and happier.
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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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    44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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