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Shocking facts about sleep

Every nuclear accident reported so far anywhere in the world has occurred on the night shift, when people are tired.
Most highway accidents take place between midnight and 6:00 a.m. and are fatigue-related. Their rate is nearly triple that of accidents occurring at noon or 6:00 p.m.
People who suffer from severe sleep apnea have more than twice as many car accidents as the general population.
50,000 car accidents a year occur because drivers fall asleep at the wheel.
We sleep less now than we did a decade ago according to data from a Japanese study. In 1970 we slept an average of 7.5 to 8 hours a night. In 1990 we slept an average of 7 to 7.5 hours a night. Nobody knows why this is so, but it may be a result of a faster-paced life, in which we juggle many responsibilities.
50 percent of the elderly suffer from insomnia.
The average person sleeps 220,000 hours in a lifetime.
The average healthy sleeper moves 40 to 60 times each night.
Nearly 40,000,000 North Americans snore occasionally.
The life span of a pillow is supposed to be at least two years.
15 percent of people sleep in the nude.
The highest sound level of a snoring sleeper ever recorded is 90 decibels.
15 percent of children younger than 12 sleepwalk at least once.
Louis XIV of France had 413 beds.
Mark Twain’s advice for insomnia was: “Try lying on the end of the bed, then you might drop off.” ~ Dr. Ronald Hoffman

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