10 sleepy facts we know about dreaming

Inventions

Inventions that were the result of a dream include: The periodic table, the guillotine, and the sewing machine.

People in our dreams

We don’t have the ability to completely make up faces for people in our dreams. So, every face of someone you see is somebody you’ve seen before. You may not even have the slightest recollection of this person, but your brain does.

Lucid dreams

There are people who can not only recognize when they are dreaming but who can take full control of their dreams. This is known as lucid dreams.

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Dream Recall

It is estimated that 5 minutes after a dream, we have forgotten about 50% of it. After 10 minutes, we will have forgotten 90% of it.

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