Its amazing how much interesting and weird facts there are about sleep reading this kinda made me feel sleepy but just be careful lol below are some interesting and weird facts about sleep
1. 12% of people dream entirely in black and white
2. Two thirds of a cat’s life is spent asleep
3. A giraffe only needs 1.9 hours of sleep a day, whereas a brown bat needs 19.9 hours a day
4. Humans spend 1/3 of their life sleeping
5. The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days
6. It’s not uncommon for deaf people to use sign language in their sleep
7. Parasomnia is a term that refers to unnatural movements during your sleep
Some people have even committed crime due to parasomnia, including sleep driving and even murder.
8. It’s thought that up to 15% of the population are sleepwalkers
9. Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation
10. Within 5 minutes of waking up, 50% of your dream is forgotten
11. Pain tolerance is reduced by sleep deprivation
12. Ideally, falling asleep at night should take you 10-15 minutes
13. Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep
14. Sleeping on your front can aid digestion
15. Fear is said not to be the main emotion in nightmares
Culled from dreams
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