Gerry Spence
Interesting Facts About Dreaming 
1. You Forget 90% of Your Dreams
Within 5 minutes of waking, half of your dream is forgotten. Within 10, 90% is gone2. In Our Dreams We Only See Faces, That We already Know
Our mind is not inventing faces – in our dreams we see real faces of real people that we have seen during our life but may not know or remember. We have all seen hundreds of thousands of faces throughout our lives, so we have an endless supply of characters for our brain to utilize during our dreams.3. Not Everybody Dreams in Color
A full 12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. The remaining number dream in full color. Studies from 1915 through to the 1950s maintained that the majority of dreams were in black and white, but these results began to change in the 1960s. Today, only 4.4% of the dreams of under-25 year-olds are in black and white. Recent research has suggested that those changing results may be linked to the switch from black-and-white film and TV to color media.4. Emotions
The most common emotion experienced in dreams is anxiety. Negative emotions are more common than positive ones5. You can have four to seven dreams in one night.
On average, you can dream anywhere from one or two hours every night.6. Animals Dream Too
Studies have been done on many different animals, and they all show the same brain waves during dreaming sleep as humans. Watch a dog sleeping sometime. The paws move like they are running and they make yipping sounds as if they are chasing something in a dream.7. Body Paralysis
During REM sleep the body is paralyzed by a mechanism in the brain in order to prevent the movements which occur in the dream from causing the physical body to move. However, it is possible for this mechanism to be triggered before, during, or after normal sleep while the brain awakens.8. Men and Women Dream Differently
Men tend to dream more about other men. Around 70% of the characters in a man’s dream are other men. On the other hand, a woman’s dream contains almost an equal number of men and women. Aside from that, men generally have more aggressive emotions in their dreams than the female lot.9. Precognitive Dreams
Results of several surveys across large population sets indicate that between 18% and 38% of people have experienced at least one precognitive dream and 70% have experienced déjà vu. The percentage of persons that believe precognitive dreaming is possible is even higher, ranging from 63% to 98%.
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Song of the day: “On The Road Again” by Canned Heat
Current Favorite iPhone App: I don’t know how long this has been in the app store or why it’s taken me this long to find but good ol’ Sonic the Hedgehog is there and it’s everything you remembered it being. Seriously, the sound of collecting those rings again is heavenly.
The Most Dangerous Place On Earth
The most dangerous place on Earth. It sounds like the title of an action-adventure movie. And it conjures up all kinds of images — war, earthquakes, poisonous jungle plants, killer animals, disease, terrorists and violent criminals at every turn.
Of course danger lurks everywhere. But some places are definitely more dangerous than others. How do we know which place is the most dangerous? Statisticians and think tanks consider many factors when naming a place among the world’s most dangerous. These factors include national security, war, terrorism, violent crime, insurgent activity, disease, humanitarian issues and civil unrest. As you can see, the world’s most dangerous places are usually dangerous because of human activity.
Although factors like dangerous animals, harsh climate and the like are also considerations, they’re not really taken into account when researchers compile data on this subject. A place like Antarctica, for example, is extremely dangerous — its freezing cold environment doesn’t naturally support life. However, people can and do live on Antarctica for temporary stretches because research stations have been built to protect them from the elements and provide food. Antarctica is also a war-free zone, so there’s no worry about civil unrest or violence.
The most recent and verifiable statistics about the most dangerous countries in the world come from a report called the Global Peace Index. This report comes out yearly and ranks countries in ascending order, from most peaceful to least peaceful (i.e., most dangerous). According to the report, there are 23 indicators to define peace or the absence of peace in a country. These indicators include:
- Number of external and internal conflicts fought
- Number of deaths from organized conflicts
- Relations with neighboring countries
- Number of displaced people as a percentage of the population
- Political instability
- Level of disrespect for human rights
- Potential for terrorist acts
- Level of violent crime
- Military capability/sophistication
A panel of experts reviews and discusses these and other factors in order to compile the final list. They also take into account demographics like education, culture and material well-being.
On the next few pages, we’ll talk about a few of the least peaceful countries in the world and reveal which country tops that list.
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“Daily Shelter” by Ingrid Brandth.
At first glance it looks like an ordinary table. But for the one who knows its secret, it can be transformed into a shelter where one can hide from scary sounds, ghosts or family members.
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