For Napoleon Bonaparte, sleep was like a sweet drug. The French Emperor had a knack of sleeping at the drop of a hat. Even when war canons were blasting off, he would peacefully doze off on the battlefield. One of his biographers documented that he slept "even during the action, and completely within range of the enemy's balls." Really, we'r not making that up.
The French emperor is not the only one who managed to sleep right through out an important event. He has a competition, like...
2. This reporter who fell asleep during a live broadcast
In 2012, reporter Doug Luzader made news for sleeping during a live telecast. When the in-house news presenter called out to Doug for updates, he was fast asleep. Despite numerous attempts of waking Doug up, he did not wake up for the news byte.
3. The airline passenger who fell asleep with his finger on the slash key
A video of an elderly passenger with his finger pushing the "/" key on his keyboard went viral. The passenger slept while typing on his laptop on a flight and this was shot by the passenger seated next to him.
4. This boy
5. The boy who slept while the Titanic was sinking
When the Titanic was sinking, young Douglas Spedden snored all the way. He was so lucky that he was saved. His mother later recounted in a book that while Douglas's stuffed bear got to see the Titanic sinking, Douglas didn't! Now that's a different story from Jack and Rose!
6. The tourist who slept on an airport baggage belt
A Norwegian tourist was so sleepy that he thought the baggage belt was his bed. The moving belt did not have any effect on his baby sleep. Later on, the airport police had great trouble waking him up and getting him off the belt.
7. The judge who dozed off during a rape trial
Barrister Philip Cattan was seen dozing off while a child abuse victim was giving evidence. The incident was witnessed by the family of the victim. The judge was later on discharged without facing any harsh consequences.
8. This lady in a class
9. This student who slept on a radiator!
People get so drunk that they don't even realise that they're sleeping on a searing hot radiator! This happened to 21-year-old Devon who realised in the morning that he had got scars and burns because he slumped on a radiator. The student from Plymouth did not realise that he had slept the whole night away on a cold radiator that later turned hot.
10. This burglar who fell asleep on a couch during the robbery
This incident is a scene straight from a comedy. In May 2015, a resident in Florida woke up and found a man sleeping on her couch. When asked what he was doing in her house, the man apologised and left with stolen goods. It was then after calling the police, that the guy was nabbed. How? He was found sleep walking alongside the road.
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