Funny Facts » sleep http://funnyfact.com Welcome To A World Of Oddities Funny Facts And Insane Trivia Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Record for Staying Awake http://funnyfact.com/record-for-staying-awake/ http://funnyfact.com/record-for-staying-awake/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:02 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=3100

The record for the longest time period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported paranoia, hallucinations, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.

]]> http://funnyfact.com/record-for-staying-awake/feed/ 1 Somniphobia is the fear of what http://funnyfact.com/somniphobia-is-the-fear-of-what/ http://funnyfact.com/somniphobia-is-the-fear-of-what/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:17:52 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=2988

Somniphobia is the fear of sleep.

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It takes on average 7 minutes to fall asleep.

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36% of dog owners say they regularly allow their dogs to sleep with them.

]]> http://funnyfact.com/36-percent-of-dog-owners-say-they-regulary-allow-their-dogs-to-do-this/feed/ 2 How long does it take you to fall asleep http://funnyfact.com/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-fall-asleep/ http://funnyfact.com/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-fall-asleep/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:14:50 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=2503 sleep

The average person falls asleep in approximately 12 to 14 minutes.

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Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time.

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A new baby usually deprives it’s parents of at least 400-750 hours of sleep in the first year.

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