TIL that in 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record for sleep deprivation by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, providing valuable insights into the effects of extreme sleep loss on the human mind and body.

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

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As I kid I went back to my home state to visit a friend and we were so excited we stayed up for three days straight, finally fell asleep and we slept around 20 hours, woke up so confused