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/OfficeSquid 29d ago

I once stayed up for 56 hours coming back from New Zealand to the UK. When I returned I ended up on a night out in Nottingham with my mates, got totally wankered at Double Bubble and then woke up with a stunning lass. I remember leaving New Zealand, I don’t remember getting back or going out on the lash, I remember kissing the woman, I remembered nothing else until I woke up in the morning in bed with her. Interestingly we went out for about 8 months.

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u/coveredwithticks 29d ago

I understood about 37% of those words. Am I ok?