Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    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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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    Sleeping on your stomach can induce weirder, scarier, and sexier dreams.
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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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    The human brain is more active during sleep than during the day.
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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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    Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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