[b][/b]Dreams. Mysterious, bewildering, eye-
opening and sometimes a nightmarish
living hell: dreams are all that and much
more. Here are 20 amazing facts about
dreams that you might have never
heard about.
Fact #1: You can’t read while
dreaming, or tell the time
If you are unsure whether you are
dreaming or not, try reading something.
The vast majority of people are
incapable of reading in their dreams.
The same goes for clocks: each time you
look at a clock it will tell a different time
and the hands on the clock won’t
appear to be moving as reported by
lucid dreamers.
Fact #2: Lucid dreaming
There is a whole subculture of people
practicing what is called lucid or
conscious dreaming. Using various
techniques, these people have
supposedly learned to assume control
of their dreams and do amazing things
like flying, passing through walls, and
traveling to different dimensions or
even back in time.
Fact #3: Inventions inspired
by dreams
Dreams are responsible for many of the
greatest inventions of mankind. A few
examples include:
The idea for Google -Larry Page
Alternating current generator -Tesla
DNA’s double helix spiral form -James
Watson
The sewing machine -Elias Howe
Periodic table -Dimitri Mendeleyev
…and many, many more.
Fact #4: Premonition dreams
There are some astounding cases
where people actually dreamt about
things which happened to them later, in
the exact same ways they dreamed
about. You could say they got a glimpse
of the future, or it might have just been
coincidence. The fact remains that this
is some seriously interesting and
bizarre phenomena. Some of the most
famous premonition dreams include:
Abraham Lincoln dreamt of His
Assassination
Many of the victims of 9/11 had
dreams warning them about the
catastrophe
Mark Twain’s dream of his brother’s
demise
19 verified precognitive dreams
about the Titanic catastrophe
Fact #5: Sleep paralysis
Hell is real and it is called sleep paralysis.
It’s the stuff of true nightmares. I’ve
been a sleep paralysis sufferer as a kid
and I can attest to how truly horrible it
is. Two characteristics of sleep paralysis
are the inability to move (hence
paralysis) and a sense of an extremely
evil presence in the room with you. It
doesn’t feel like a dream, but 100% real.
Studies show that during an attack,
sleep paralysis sufferers show an
overwhelming amygdala activity. The
amygdala is responsible for the “fight
or flight” instinct and the emotions of
fear, terror and anxiety. Enough said!
Fact #6: REM sleep disorder
In the state of REM (rapid-eye-
movement) stage of your sleep your
body is normally paralyzed. In rare
cases, however, people act out their
dreams. These have resulted in broken
arms, legs, broken furniture, and in at
least one reported case, a house burnt
down.
Fact #7: Sexual dreams
The very scientifically-named “nocturnal
penile tumescence” is a very well
documented phenomena. In laymen’s
term it simply means that you get a
stiffy while you sleep. Actually, studies
indicate that men get up to 20 erections
per dream.
Fact #8:
Unbelievable Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalking is a very rare and
potentially dangerous sleep disorder. It
is an extreme form of REM sleep
disorder, and these people don’t just act
out their dreams, but go on real
adventures at night.
Lee Hadwin is a nurse by profession,
but in his dreams he is an artist.
Literally. He “sleepdraws” gorgeous
portraits, of which he has no
recollection afterwards. Strange
sleepwalking “adventures” include:
A woman having sex with strangers
while sleepwalking
A man who drove 22 miles and killed
his cousin while sleepwalking (how
is this even possible?)
A sleepwalker who walked out of the
window from the third floor, and
barely survived
Fact #9: Dream drug
There are actually people who like
dreaming and dreams so much that
they never want to wake up. They want
to continue on dreaming even during
the day, so they take an illegal and
extremely potent hallucinogenic drug
called Dimethyltryptamine. It is actually
only an isolated and synthetic form of
the chemical our brains produce
naturally during dreaming.
Fact #10 Dream-catcher
The dream-catcher is one of the most
well-known Native American symbols. It
is a loose web or webs woven around a
hoop and decorated with sacred
objects meant to protect against
nightmares.
Fact #11: Increased brain
activity
You would associate sleeping with
peace and quiet, but actually our brains
are more active during sleep than
during the day.
Fact #12: Creativity and
dreams
As we mentioned before, dreams are
responsible for inventions, great
artworks and are generally just
incredibly interesting. They are also
“recharging” our creativity. In rare
cases of REM disorder, people actually
don’t dream at all. These people suffer
from significantly decreased creativity
and perform badly at tasks requiring
creative problem solving.
Fact #13: Pets dream too
Our animal companions dream as well.
Watch a dog or a cat sleep and you can
see that they are moving their paws
and making noises like they were
chasing something. Go get ‘em Buddy!
Fact #14: You always dream—
you just don’t remember it
Many people claim that they don’t
dream at all, but that’s not true: we all
dream, but up to 60% of people don’t
remember their dreams at all.
Fact #15: Blind people dream
too
Blind people who were not born blind
see images in their dreams but people
who were born blind don’t see
anything at all. They still dream, and
their dreams are just as intense and
interesting, but they involve the other
senses beside sight.
Fact #16: In our dreams we
only see faces that we already
know
It is proven that in dreams we can only
see faces that we have seen in real life
before. So beware: that scary-looking
old lady next to you on the bus might as
well be in your next nightmare.
Fact #17: Dreams tend to be
negative
Surprisingly, dreams are more often
negative than positive. The three most
widely reported emotions felt during
dreaming are anger, sadness and fear.
Fact #18: Multiple dreams per
night
You can have up to seven different
dreams per night depending on how
many REM cycles you have. We only
dream during the REM period of sleep,
and the average person dreams one to
two hours every night.
Fact #19: Gender differences
Interestingly, 70% of all the characters
in a man’s dream are other men, but
women’s dream contain an equal
amount of women and men. Also men’s
dreams contain a lot more aggression.
Both women and men dream about
sexual themes equally often.
Fact #20: Not everyone
dreams in color
As much as 12% of people only dream
in black and white.

Lmao, funny facts

Wow...!!!
Cant belive i brushed all this.
Bless you for this info.
My thought is specifically on the aspects that i try to run faster in my
dreams but happen to keep running slow as if something has tied my
legs.
Got me really frightened afterwards.
Sleep paralysis i guess