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Ok…Time For a Break! 14 Unusual Sleep Facts That Will Get You Saying, “Really!”

Derek Strike
4 min readSep 13, 2022

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Including what you should wear to have a better sex life, and can you sleep with your eyes open?

  • What is sleep divorce? A recent National Sleep Foundation survey found that around 25% of married couples sleep in separate beds while another 10% have separate bedrooms. While it did improve sleep quality, half of the respondents reported less sex and more fighting. (1)(2)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/between-you-and-me/201912/should-you-be-considering-sleep-divorce
  • It’s a myth that if you remember your dreams, you’ve slept better. During REM sleep, your brain is very active, so if you wake then, it‘s more likely that you’d be able to recall that dream. (3)
  • After a child’s birth, parents lose between 400 and 750 hours of sleep in the first year!
  • The longest anyone has gone without sleep is 264.4 hours, 11 days! He experienced hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech, memory, and concentration setbacks. (4)
  • Sleeping with socks on improves orgasms. A recent study came up with 80% of couples wearing socks to bed reaching orgasm, compared to just 50% who orgasmed without wearing socks to bed. Oh, and the socks don’t have to

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Derek Strike
Derek Strike

Written by Derek Strike

Writing is about becoming conscious. Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others. Love to learn and be challenged.

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