I have some bad news. It has been proven that when we sleep...

[LuckyCharms]

we swallow between 300 and 400 spiders every 8 hour period.

300 is the bare minimum.

No one escapes this statistic.

I'm sorry.

[rampartc]

1. is any nutritional information available?

[LuckyCharms]

2. Depends upon the size of the fangs.

[DetlefK]

3. Spiders? Or arachnids likes mites?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mite

[mucifer]

4. Good thing I don't sleep!

[NNadir]

5. I don't think it's particularly bad news. They taste great!

[Mike Nelson]

6. Every 8 hours?

… I thought it was around that for a longer period… maybe 500 in a lifetime... But there are many other bugs, so that brings the number up... also, we surely swallow a few big, meaty houseflies in a lifetime.

[akraven]

7. Spiders are tasty.

[zanana1]

8. Should I factor this in to my caloric intake? nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. No wonder I can't lose any weight.

[Flaleftist]

10. Then why do I wake up hungry?

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. Funny thought, absolutely untrue, nonsense fact.

In fact, as a fact, it's utter bunk.

Where the Rumor Started
The myth seems to stem from a 1993 magazine article that poked fun at how people are quick to believe fake facts that are written on the internet and in emails. The author included a fictional spider statistic as an example of outlandish things people are willing to believe. Ironically, the false fact began to spread by word-of-mouth and email, and before long people were passing it on as the truth.

The Real Deal
Of course, some humans do have middle-of-the-night run-ins with spiders, particularly those who live in remote areas, or places where arachnids are prevalent. There are reports of people being bitten in their sleep by spiders, and the suggestion that one of these critters could accidentally crawl into a snoozing person’s open mouth and become accidentally swallowed isn’t impossible to fathom. But you can sleep soundly knowing that in the odd event that it does occur, swallowing spiders is by no means common and it’s highly unlikely that it would occur more than once—let alone eight times (or 300 a night, as the ridiculous case may be)—in the course of the year.

https://www.ergoflex.co.uk/blog/category/sleep-research/Do-We-Really-Swallow-8-Spiders-Per-Year-Sleep-Myths-Debunked

http://mentalfloss.com/article/50951/how-many-spiders-do-you-really-swallow-your-sleep

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spiders-inside-her/

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/do-we-swallow-spiders-in-sleep.htm

https://www.sleep.org/articles/debunking-sleep-myths-people-swallow-spiders-sleep/

[TeapotInATempest]

12. That's a relief.

I would never sleep again, otherwise. I'm the most arachnophobic person I have ever met.

[SCantiGOP]

14. Never forget the statement from Abraham Lincoln:

"Don't always believe everything you read on the internet." --A Lincoln, 1885

[A HERETIC I AM]

17. ....

[Major Nikon]

13. 99% of the statistics you read on the internet are complete bullshit

[SCantiGOP]

15. Like your helicopter picture

Ties in nicely with my signature line.

[Major Nikon]

16. You don't have to be a racist shitbag to be a Republican

...but it's a great start.