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Participating in Dry January means that no booze at all is to pass your lips for the entire calendar month of January. Here's how it started.

Save your nap for the cruising portion of your flight.

The best sleeping bag is one you can walk around in, and VOITED’s Slumber Jacket proves it.

‘The Nightmare’ by Henry Fuseli, circa 1871. Frame has been added.

Take a look at these 13 names from across the world that describe sleep paralysis and the demon once believed to cause it.

Never underestimate the power of belief.

Here’s how a wave of mysterious deaths in the late 1970s and early 1980s among Southeast Asian refugees living in America inspired Wes Craven to pen his 1984 horror classic, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

Coin-operated beds used to be all the rage.

The buzzing mattresses used to be a staple of seedy motels everywhere. Then they disappeared.

Want to find out who your real friends are? Ask them to help you move a mattress.

To keep your hotel room dark, use a basic item that’s likely waiting in your closet when you arrive.

Love it or hate it, daylight saving time means you have to reset your clocks twice a year and either gain or lose an hour of sleep.

Does cheese really give people nightmares? A new study will pay you to find out.

Instead of keeping you awake, your phone might actually help you sleep.

Instead of staying up doom-scrolling, let your smartphone lull you to sleep.

This year, you won't lose sleep over what to give the insomniac in your life.

With this roundup of the best gifts for insomniacs, you won't lose sleep over what to give them this holiday season.

Mental Floss and Cheribundi have teamed up to share these six simple tips—all backed by science—for increasing and improving your rest.

Presented by: Cheribundi

These dog breeds pose the greatest risk to your bed sheets and sleep quality.

From Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd, here are classic rock’s 10 best lullabies.

When it comes to sleeping well during the summertime, don't sweat the small stuff.

Stop waking up in a pool of sweat and check out these 10 top-rated bedding products that hot sleepers swear by.

Special equipment, lifestyle changes, and even readjusting your body can make nights more peaceful for your entire household.

Yellow stains on pillows are gross, but they're more common than you may think (and easier to clean).

Semi truck sleeper cabs can be much more tricked out than you might expect.

Next year's spring forward could be our last ever.

The Senate has unanimously decided that the Daylight Saving Time system of falling back and springing forward just isn’t worth it.

Starting now, you can save up to $700 during Purple's President's Day sale on mattresses, bed frames, and bedding bundles.

Salvador Dalí used sleep to his creative benefit, and so can you.

The method involves falling asleep only fleetingly, at which point your brain might be better prepared to tackle a creative problem. (Like a surrealist painting.)

Sleep isn't always as easy as babies make it look.

Vincent van Gogh’s favorite cure for insomnia was camphor. Don’t try that at home (or anywhere), kids.

You're excited to set out on a road trip. By hour two, you're nodding off. The answer may have something to do with "highway hypnosis."

A Brief History of Dry January

Here Are Two Very Good Reasons Not to Sleep During Your Plane's Take-Off and Landing

This Eco-Friendly, Wearable Sleeping Bag Will Keep You Cozy on Chilly Nights

13 Names for the Sleep Paralysis Demon from Around the World

‘Dogged by Death’: The True Story Behind the Bizarre Syndrome That Inspired ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Whatever Happened to Vibrating Beds?

Why Don't Mattresses Come With Handles Anymore?

How Your Hotel Room's Clothes Hangers Could Help You Get a Better Night's Sleep

25 Fascinating Facts About Daylight Saving Time

Working on My Night Cheese: You Could Get Paid $1000 to Eat Cheese Every Night and Record Your Experiences

Trouble Sleeping? Your iPhone Has a White Noise Feature You Probably Didn’t Know About

12 Perfect Gifts for Insomniacs

6 Simple Ways to Get a Better Night's Sleep, According to Science

The 10 Best Classic Rock Songs to Fall Asleep to, According to Science

10 Top-Rated Bedding Products That Hot Sleepers Swear By

5 Simple Ways to Stop Snoring

The Reason Your Pillows Turn Yellow, and How to Clean Them

Where Do Truck Drivers Sleep?

The Senate Just Passed a Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Rest Easy By Saving Up to $700 During Purple's President's Day Mattress Sale

This Napping Technique Used by Salvador Dalí and Thomas Edison Might Be Ideal for Creativity, According to Science

8 Facts About Insomnia

Why Do Car Rides Make You Feel Tired?