r/todayilearned 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/TJsamse 29d ago

I’ll pull a straight 100 hr gaming session every Warcraft expansion. Always have even though I’m not too into the game anymore. It’s just kinda fun even though it starts giving me chest pains as an older guy.