12 Fun sleeping facts!

1. People can take cat naps with their eyes open without even knowing it.
   Adults who don’t get enough sleep tend to act sluggish, but sleep-deprived children may be hyperactive.

2. Humans spend about a third of their lives asleep.

3. One in five adults fail to get enough sleep.

4. Most dreams involve normal situations with familiar people; bizarre, fantastic or intense dreams are rare.

5. A change in the body clock keeps most teens from feeling sleepy until 11 p.m. or later.

6. Mild snoring is nearly universal - almost everyone is likely to snore at one time or another.

7. More than half of adults report having nightmares occasionally.

8. The first CPAP machines for the disorder sleep apnea were made from vacuum cleaners

9. Drinking caffeine during the day can affect how you sleep at night.

10. Sleepwalking tends to be a fairly normal part of a child’s early sleep patterns.

11. Elephants can sleep while standing or while lying on the ground.

12. Children tend to fall asleep faster and sleep longer when they go to bed before 9 p.m.
    
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