Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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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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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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The higher someone’s I.Q. the more likely they are to be sleep deprived.
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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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