sleep, n.Trivia

Albatross can sleep while flying

Jellyfish, despite having no brain, still need to sleep

Sleep is necessary for most people --- Less than 5% of the population needs just 4-5 hours of sleep

Dolphins sleep with one eye open

Rabbits actually have the ability to sleep with their eyes open. They go into a trance-like state, which is half sleep. The benefit of this is in the wild, it allows them to get away from predators in a hurry.

Bullfrogs do not sleep.

You can't sneeze while sleeping.

Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping

Horses sleep standing up

Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day

Orthosomnia describes being so obsessed with getting good sleep that you actually lose sleep over it

Marijuana suppresses your REM sleep cycles.

People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.

Walruses are able to go without sleep for 84 hours

Climonia is the excessive desire to stay in bed all day.

Morphine gets its name from Morpheus; the Greek god of sleep.

Lack of sleep causes the brain to remember events incorrectly.

Orthosomnia'a condition in which someone becomes so obsessed with getting a good night is sleep, they actually lose sleep over it.'

The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps

Giraffes only sleep about two hours a day