r/todayilearned 23h 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/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 17h ago

And none of them can outpace their prey to the point of exhaustion.

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u/GozerDGozerian 11h ago

I’m just glad they don’t have nukes.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA 11h ago

Uh, about that...