What is that one thing you probably can't go a single day without? Okay, maybe you can go more than a day without, but you know you would hate yourself for it? Think about it? What answer did you come up with? If you said 'sleep', you would have been correct! There are definitely many other things you do every single day , but right now, the topic up for discussion is sleep.
We all need to sleep. If we didn't sleep, we'd die. The number of hours we need per night is always up in the air, but the fact of the matter is that those who don't get enough sleep are usually pretty miserable.
While it seems like a pretty simple activity, so many things happen while we sleep. According to ViralNova, these are some of the lesser known facts about sleep:
1. Humans spend an average of 25 years sleeping over the course of a lifetime.
2. Parents of newborn babies miss out on roughly 6 months of sleep during the baby's first 2 years of life.
3. The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days.
4. Sleeping less than 7 hours each night reduces life expectancy.
5. Some deaf people sign in their sleep.
6. Lack of sleep can cause people to gain about 2 pounds a week.
7. It's impossible to sneeze in your sleep.
8. A baby's brain can use up to 50% of its glucose in a day, which explains why they need so much sleep.
9. If you have trouble getting out of bed every morning, you're suffering from something called dysania.
10. Believing that you've slept well improves performance, even if you didn't get that much sleep.
11. Memories take hold better during sleep.
12. You burn more calories while sleeping than you do while watching television.
13. Sleep deprivation can impair judgment and slow reaction time.
14. Neuroscientists believe that babies don't dream for the first few years of their lives.
15. Women experience more nightmares than men.
With all that said, I think it's about time for a nice weekend night snooze. Sweet dreams!
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