Random Sleep Facts

    42 facts tagged with Sleep Facts

    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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    The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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    Hugging your pillow while sleeping indicates that you miss someone
    Pillow hugging while sleeping is a subconscious indication that you miss someone.
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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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    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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    47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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