Interesting Dream Facts

  • Not all dreams occur during REM sleep.
  • Dreams were first considered to be caused by indigestion or evil spirits.
  • Egyptians created dream dictionaries.
  • The first written dreams were in 4000 BC.
  • One third of our lives is spent sleeping.
  • In the Roman Era, striking and significant dreams were submitted to the Senate for analysis and interpretation.
  • Studies have shown that our brain waves are more active when we are dreaming than when we are awake.
  • Dreamers who are awakened right after REM sleep, are able to recall their dreams more vividly than those who slept through the night until morning.
  • Researchers found that during dreaming REM sleep, males experience erections and females experience increased vaginal blood flow - no matter what the content of the dream. In fact, “wet dreams” may not necessarily coincide with overtly sexual dream content.
  • If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.
  • Nightmares are common in children, typically beginning at around age 3 and occurring up to age 7-8.
  • In a poll, 67% of Americans have experienced Deja Vu in their dreams, occurring more often in females than males.
  • Sleep experts say that counting sleep may actually contribute to sleeplessness rather than entice sleep.
  • The average adult requires between 7-9 hours of sleep each night.
  • Contrary to what may seem logical, vigorous exercising late in the evening raises certain hormone levels, along with your body temperature, both of which make falling asleep more difficult.
  • Prior to the invention of the light bulb, people slept on average for 10 hours a night. Today, people average 6-7 hours of sleep per night.
  • More than 18 million people suffer from sleep apnea, a breathing disorder in which there are actual lapses in breathing as a person sleeps.
  • Approximately 100,000 car crashes are caused each year by drowsy drivers. These accidents result in more than 1,500 fatalities.
  • The quality of your sleep is just as important as getting the right amount of sleep.
  • About 40% of adults snore.
  • A cat sleeps about 12 hours a day.
  • A dog sleeps between 10 and 11 hours daily.
  • A giraffe sleeps only about 2 hours each day.
  • A person will actually die from a lack of sleep before they would from starvation. Starvation would take about two weeks whereas a lack of sleep would prove fatal after only 10 days.
  • You actually burn more calories sleeping than you do watching tv.
  • Research proves that what we learn right before going to sleep is actually remembered longer than what we learn at any other time.
  • It takes the typical person 7 minutes to fall asleep.
  • The temperature of your room has an effect on your dreams. The colder the room, the worse the dreams.
  • The average person has five dreams a night.

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    3 Responses to “Interesting Dream Facts”

    1. mark on January 14th, 2009 8:39 pm

      i was just wondering when you have a dream does that mean it is really come tru or is it that it is jut showing you what is going to happen to someone else

    2. brandon tanos on February 5th, 2009 1:48 pm

      certain people happen to believe that dreams are what we might call premonitions or predictions of the future. Personally, I have experienced this and it was a very exciting thing to know! The only way to find out if you are capable of doing this is to find out through your dreams. Then, after you have assessed your situation, make a decision on whether or not you are capable of this skill.

    3. sean on March 24th, 2009 4:50 pm

      I’m doing a speech on dreams, for school. Could anyone point me to a good site? Thanks.

      P.S: A site that has ALOT of good info, not just the usual, “everyone dreams”
      ” blind people dream” and ” you can’t dream when you snore”

      Thanks.

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