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Re:Can genetics explain why some people thrive on less sleep? by acqq on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:46AM (#20937534)
> rounded to a whole percent is 0

The order of magnitude fits with the article:

"The specific gene that the short-sleeping members of Mr. Johnson’s family carry shows up in about one in every 25,000 people."

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Re:Can genetics explain why some people thrive on less sleep? by bookofjoe on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:43AM (#20939429)
Which equates to some 13,160 such individuals (329,000,000/25,000) just in the U.S.
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