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Old 12-15-2012, 06:20 AM
 
Location: Hermoso y tranquilo Panamá
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<b>Morning y’all
. . . . . Didja Know?
While many have ‘claimed’ to have broken his record, Randy Gardner holds the scientifically documented
record for the longest period of time a human being has intentionally gone without sleep:
264 hours or 11 days, without the use of any stimulant.
</b>



Randy Gardner (record holder) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Old 12-15-2012, 08:19 AM
 
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What a weird life goal to have.
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Old 12-15-2012, 09:26 AM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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My school teachers and now Mrs Aks have all said that I'm half asleep most of the time. That would make my record at 34 yrs, 3 weeks, and 5 days.
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Old 12-15-2012, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Virginia
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Talk about a guy you don't want to have driving on the roads.....
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Old 12-15-2012, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Joy, words cannot express how much I appreciate you and these "Didja Know...." threads.

I start my day with a good laugh thanks to you.
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Old 12-15-2012, 12:30 PM
 
Location: SW France
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Seeing as I used to get involved with sleep studies I did find that interesting, and I didn't know that Joy!
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Old 12-16-2012, 05:17 PM
 
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I wonder what the record is for tweakers?
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