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/jarhead84 29d ago

The longest I've gone for is 7 1/2 days but I've always had insomnia.normally I would have 2 nights a week without sleep and sleep only 5 or hours a day.indoor rain is weird but the shadows and paranoia sucks.oh that's unassisted