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Pilots surveyed in the U.K. have admitted to falling asleep while flying passenger planes.

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Contrary to popular belief, the likelihood of eating even one spider in your lifetime while sleeping is slim to none.

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Women experience more nightmares than men.

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Neuroscientists believe that babies don’t dream for the first few years of their lives.

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A baby’s brain can use up to 50% of its glucose in a day, which explains why they need so much sleep.

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Sleep deprivation can impair judgment and slow reaction time.

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You burn more calories while sleeping than you do while watching television.

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Studies show that students at schools with later start times perform better.

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John Lennon used to sleep in an old coffin from time to time.

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Memories take hold better during sleep.

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Believing that you’ve slept well improves performance, even if you didn’t get that much sleep.

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Humans spend an average of 25 years sleeping over the course of a lifetime

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Tibetan monks have been known to sleep standing up.

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People sleep differently depending on the moon’s phases. We tend to sleep best under a new moon, and worst under a full moon.

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If you have trouble getting out of bed every morning, you’re suffering from something called dysania.

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Work hours are so insane in Japan that it’s normal for people to fall asleep on the job.

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It’s impossible to sneeze in your sleep.

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Lack of sleep can cause people to gain about 2 pounds a week.

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Some deaf people sign in their sleep.

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Sleeping less than 7 hours each night reduces life expectancy.

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The average person in France sleeps 8.83 hours a night — the most in the developed world.

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The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days.

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Parents of newborn babies miss out on roughly 6 months of sleep during the baby’s first 2 years of life.