Top Sleep Facts

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    Termites work 24 hours per day and they do not sleep.
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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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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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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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    Camping Can Help to Reset Body Clock
    Camping can help to reset your body clock, according to research.
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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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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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