Sleeping Fun Facts: How Many Do You Know?
“If people were meant to pop out of bed in the morning, they would sleep in toasters" As much as I enjoy this quote, I cannot fully relate to it as I consider myself to be one of those pop out of bed (annoying) type of people. However, as jealous as I can be of all those night owls who sleep until midday, I decided to write a list of sleeping fun facts from both viewpoints. 1. Sleep deprivation record Since 1964, the longest period without sleeping is 11 days . Would you dare challenging it? 2. Weird animal habits Brown bats need 19.9 hours of sleep per day whereas giraffes (so jealous) only need 1.9 hours. 3. Sex differences Women tend to experience more nightmares than men and have more emotional dreams - and we thought we could escape from being considered emotional at least while sleeping! 4. The weight traitor Not sleeping enough can cause weight gains of 2 pounds (0.9...