Did You Know?

Here are ten fascinating facts about the science of sleep you probably never knew.

1. You will spend one third of your life sleeping.
2. The ideal temperature for your bedroom is between 13 and 24°C (55 and 75°F).
3. You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV.
4. The world record for staying awake currently stands at 11 days.
5. Cows can sleep standing up.
6. Before the invention of the light bulb, Americans averaged 10 hours of sleep a night, compared to 6.9 today.
7. More than half (51%) of Brits go to sleep in the nude during the summer compared with just 30% of their counterparts across the globe.
8. Over 40% of adults in the UK snore, and more than 30 million have their sleep disrupted by this.
9. Research shows that up to 20% of car accidents on monotonous roads in Great Britain are fatigue related.
10. Alcohol makes you sleepy, but it affects the kind of sleep you have. This may explain why you feel irritable and a bit vague the next day.