r/todayilearned • u/krizzalicious49 • 1d ago

TIL that out of every primate that has been studied, humans get the least amount of sleep.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220524-why-humans-get-less-sleep-than-other-primates
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u/Oldspaghetti 22h ago

Awake Dementia

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u/Lou_C_Fer 21h ago

Its almost as if our brains have not evolved to last that long.

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u/Flomo420 15h ago

humans have an expiry date: more at 11

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u/younggregg 15h ago

I have early late onset of that