12 astonishing facts about sleep

02/03/22

Did you know...

1. The sleepiest animal in the world is the cute koala, which can sleep up to 22 hours per day 
2. A giraffe gets by on less than two hours sleep a day 
3. We spend a third of our lives in bed 
4. Getting a good night’s sleep can help you lose weight 
5. Going without sleep can be more dangerous for your health than going without food
6. Five minutes after waking up, you will have forgotten half your dreams
7. New parents may find it hard to believe that newborn babies sleep 15-16 hours on average every 24 hours
8. It is probably much easier to believe that parents of new babies lose up to six months’ worth of sleep before their child turns two years old
9. People over the age of 10 have at least four to six dreams every night.
10. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours of sleep a night. Their sleep-wake cycle changes, making them wide awake in the evening and sleepy in the morning
11. If you often have the sensation of falling in your sleep and then jerking wide awake, don’t worry, these ‘hypnic jerks’ are very common and completely normal
12. You will probably feel most tired twice during the day – around 2am and 2pm, which is why returning to work after lunch may feel more of a struggle than starting work in the morning.

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