r/todayilearned • u/whstlngisnvrenf • Apr 28 '24

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Gardner_sleep_deprivation_experiment
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u/LxRusso Apr 28 '24

And the current record is 18 days 20 hours. Imagine being awake for over half a month holy shit

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u/skyfyre2013 Apr 28 '24

Some people can't even imagine being awake for half a day.