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DREAM FACTS:
Fact #1 - The average person has about 1,460 dreams a year. That’s about four per night.
Fact #2 - You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
Fact #3 - People who are born blind report no visual imagery in dreams, but they experience a heightened sense of taste, touch, and smell.
Fact #4 - Egyptian pharaohs were considered children of Ra (Egyptian sun god) and, thus, their dreams were seen as being divine.
Fact #5 - One West African group, the Ashanti, take dreams so seriously that they would allow a husband to take legal action against another man if that man had an erotic dream about his wife.
Fact #6 - The Buddhist exercise practice of yoga has many benefits, including helping one learn how to control his or her dreams by controlling the body’s vital energies.
Fact #7 - Ancient Hebrews are unique in that they did not believe dreams originated in the realm of the dead, but that they were prophetic messages from God. Therefore, and unlike their neighboring societies, they did not actively seek to induce dreams. An entire section of the Talmud is devoted to systematic analysis of dreams, nightmares, and visions.
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