Caffeine
This is why the world produces more than 16 billion pounds of coffee beans per year. It's actually an alkaloid plant toxin (like nicotine and cocaine), a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine. The result: you, awake. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

You’ll never count sheep again to sleep after you see this. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

... knowing that a woman with knitting needles was asked to leave a government office building.

A North Texas woman is asked to leave a Social Security office after a guard accused her of carrying dangerous weapons: her knitting needles. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The Quantum Sleeper is a bed that hermetically seals itself as you sleep to protect you from "Bio-Chemical terrorist attack. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago

None of the rooms have views, there is only limited hot water, no room service, no TV and guests are warned to be expected to share with soldiers, firemen and emergency workers if nuclear war breaks out. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

My back hurts. This has been my first thought upon waking every morning for just over two years. At this point I dread sleep, knowing that, at some point, I'll have to wake up. I am a heroin addict picked by darthsmall 1 year ago

An extremely disturbing bunch of little hosed-up little webcomics. Most NSFW, Not Safe For Brain . . . hell, they're just not safe. I dare you to enjoy nightmare-free sleep after viewing the horrorshow that is Gilbert the horse-man of "Humanimals". picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Apparently bosses in Washington can deprive you of heat and still be in compliance with the law. How anyone could order their employees to work in subfreezing temperatures INDOORS and still be able to sleep at night is beyond me. I hope all of their employees quit. picked by muppet 11 months ago

On June 20 Guinness World Records had announced that Mr Allingham, who celebrated his 113th birthday on June 6, became the world's oldest man after the previous incumbent, Tomoji Tanabe, died in his sleep at his home in Japan, also at the age of 113. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Phoenix police arrested Johnathon Richard Hock on charges of rape. He was drinking with a girl at a party. When the girl went to sleep he went into her room, turned his laptop on and proceeded to rape her while streaming the crime. She never woke up during the ordeal. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Turns into to a club and shield.

Wait, ...what? picked by deepchill 2 years ago

following soon after the airmen who fell a sleep while holding code components, a truck carrying an unarmed nuclear rocket tipped over. picked by Maven 1 year ago

Zoo officials believe the female Asian elephant died quietly in her sleep. Hansa had been lethargic and had a decreased appetite over the past week, according to the zoo.

The picture is the baby elephant. picked by pandorarin 2 years ago

My name is Tucker Max, and I am an a*****e. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging d**khead.But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way. I share my adventures with the world. They a... read full post picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

There seems to be therapeutic benefits in writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. Besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The US is regarded as the most democratic nation in the whole world, and certainly the most developed.
Being at the forefront of almost everything; from politics to the economy, when the US elections come, the world doesn't go to sleep until the new American President is sworn in. picked by chinook 1 year ago

The deeply controversial McNamara, who served as head of the World Bank after stepping down from his Pentagon post at the height of the Vietnam war, died in his sleep at home in Washington. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

Celebrities are people just like us. They eat just like us, they sleep just like us and they put their $700 jeans on one leg at a time just like us. So, it should come as no surprise that some of them start bats**t insane blogs like some non-famous people do, too. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

"When they came I was sleeping, they shook me awake and one policeman even threatened me," Ismail, surrounded by half-broken suitcases filled with clothes and utensils, told Reuters.
"What can I do if they have demolished my house? I will sleep out in the open." picked by muppet 7 months ago

Let's take a health break: a teaspoon of buckwheat honey taken before bedtime may well relieve child's cough and make his or her sleep more sound, a new study says. picked by maxriter 2 years ago