The purpose of sleep remains a scientific mystery... all we know is...
We certainly need it! And we're certainly thankful it exists.
Today, March 16th 2018, marks World Sleep Day!
A global awareness event held annually and hosted by World Sleep Society since 2007.
So to celebrate we thought we'd share a few fun facts about the thing we spend a third of our lives doing!
Here are 12-things you (maybe) didn't know about sleep!
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Medieval humans slept in two phases, a deep first sleep from sunset until 2am, followed by a few hours of wakefulness, then a lighter second sleep until dawn.
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People can take cat naps with their eyes open without even knowing it.
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Most dreams involve normal situations with familiar people; bizarre, fantastic or intense dreams are rare.
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Children tend to fall asleep faster and sleep longer when they go to bed before 9 p.m. - Good to know!
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The sensation of falling when half asleep and jerking yourself awake is called ‘hypnic jerks’
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1 in 4 married couples sleep in separate beds
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Within 10-minutes of waking up, 90% of your dream is forgotten
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Pain tolerance is reduced by sleep deprivation
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Thanh Niên, is a Vietnamese man who claims to have been awake for 47 years.
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Sleep experts have discovered a direct link between people’s favourite sleeping positions and their personalities
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Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep
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Most parents lose between 400 and 750 hours of sleep in each child’s first year.
