It is established that people spend one-third of their lifetime sleeping ( approximately 23 years).
- Mothers lose 6 months’ sleep for 2 years since giving birth to a child.
- The maximum duration spent without sleep is 11 days.
- Sleeping for less than 7 hours daily will reduce the lifespan.
- People suffering from severe shortage of sleep are likely to gain weight by up to 9 kg.
- Sneezing will not happen while sleeping.
- Finding it difficult to get up in the morning after a night’s sleep is called Dysania.
- Though short of sleep, being conscious about it will tend to reduce tiredness.
- Memory power increases while sleeping.
- More calories are spent while sleeping as compared to watching television.