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#6 - Sleep | March 13, 2020
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Today is World Sleep Day. Here are 10 Restful Facts About Sleep that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:
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Facts:
- Humans are the only animals that purposefully delay sleep.
- If it takes you less than 5 minutes to fall asleep, you’re probably sleep deprived.
- Sea otters hold hands when they sleep.
- In the 17th century people slept in 2 shifts.
- 75% of people dream in color.
- Whales and dolphins literally fall half-asleep.
- Babies steal 1,055 hours from their parents.
- It's common for the deaf to sign in their sleep.
- Going for 16 hours without sleep is like having a blood alcohol level of .05%.
- Studies show that people who sleep between 6.5 hr. and 7.5 hr. a night, live the longest.
Bonus:
- Blind people often struggle with sleep because they have no perception of light. Their circadian rhythm (internal clock) lacks the ability to match up a night and day cycle.
- Ever fall asleep and wake up with a sudden jolt seconds later. That action is called a myoclonic jerk.
- Somniphobia is the fear of sleep.
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