10 surprising facts about sleep

To each their own pillowcase, to each their own dream

1. 12% of people dream in black and white. It seems that people over 55 dream more in black and white. This phenomenon is associated with the transition from monochrome to color television. If you can't dream in color, opt for a colorful environment! Pink pillowcases , blue duvet cover (for example)!
2. People born blind dream using their other senses. When you are born blind, the other senses take over. The same is true for the subconscious. Blind people would then dream of the perceptions they have of the real world created by touch, smell, taste or even hearing.
3. Within 5 minutes of waking up, 50% of our dream is forgotten. And in the next 5 minutes, 90% of it was forgotten. Sigmund Freud believed that this was because our dreams represented our repressed thoughts and our brains sought to quickly forget them. However, it seems that this is caused by the much greater brain activity upon waking up. It's not easy to find good reasons to get out of your cotton percale sheets !

How do you sleep in your cotton percale sheets?

4. Experts have discovered that there is a direct link between the position you sleep in and your personality. For example, people who sleep in the fetal position would be sensitive people. Or those who sleep in the so-called log position (lying on their side with their arms at their sides) would have a sociable and easy-going character. And how do you sleep in your percale sheets ?
5. There is a term in English for the feeling you get when you can't get out of bed in the morning: "Dysania" At the same time, how can you blame yourself when you sleep in a soft bedding set made of cotton percale ?
6. According to a study by the National Sleep Foundation, 15% of the population sleepwalks. Good to know: it is not forbidden to wake a sleepwalker, but it must be done gently and foresee the risks linked to the environment.

The importance of sleeping on quality sheets

7. Humans spend 1/3 of their lives sleeping. The need for sleep obviously depends on age, but the average is well over a third. All the more reason to opt for high-end bed linen .
8. The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days. This record, entered in the Guinness Book of Records, is held by Californian Randy Gardner in 1965 when he was 17 years old. He began this experiment encouraged by a few friends, then quickly interested scientists who could then observe the effects caused by lack of sleep . Legend has it that Randy then slept for a week in sheets , guess what material? In cotton percale !
9. Pain tolerance is reduced by lack of sleep . Lack of sleep exacerbates pain during the day and makes it even more difficult to fall asleep in the evening. Take a look at our article on the evening routine to get restful sleep .
10. Sleep deprivation will kill you before food deprivation will. In the short term, it seems that lack of sleep can have more negative effects than lack of food. Obviously, we don't recommend either one or the other.

With that, we dive back into our cotton percale sheets , 11 days without sleeping, very little for us!