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Randy Gardner (born c. 1946) is an American man from San Diego, California, who once held the record for the longest amount of time a human has gone without sleep.In December 1963/January 1964, 17-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 24 minutes (264.4 hours), breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds.
Memos signed by Steven G. Bradbury in May 2005 claimed that forced sleep deprivation for up to 180 hours (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 days) [198] [199] by shackling a diapered prisoner to the ceiling did not constitute torture, [200] nor did the combination of multiple interrogation methods (including sleep deprivation) constitute torture under United States law.
However, the Guinness record was actually for 11½ days, or 276 hours, and was set by Toimi Silvo in Hamina, Finland, from February 5 to the 15th, 1964, and Wright did not in fact break the Guinness record. [2] However, Wright's friend Graham Gynn asserts that the Gardner record was the accepted record in the sleep research community. [2]
According to one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, among 74,571 adult respondents in 12 U.S. states, 35.3% reported <7 hours of sleep during a typical 24-hour period, 48.0% reported snoring, 37.9% reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the preceding month, and 4.7% reported nodding off or ...
Dakota Johnson has provided some clarification about her daily routine, after she went viral for saying that she sleeps for 14 hours a night.. The 34-year-old actor spoke candidly about the ...
Individuals with this trait are known for having the life-long ability of being able to sleep for a lesser amount of time than average people, usually 4 to 6 hours (less than the average sleeptime of 8 hours) each night while waking up feeling relatively well-rested, they also have a notable absence of any sort of consequence that derives from depriving oneself of sleep, something an average ...
Al Herpin (January 1, 1862 [note 1] in Paris – January 3, 1947) was an American known as the "Man Who Never Slept". [1]Al Herpin, who lived in Trenton, New Jersey, [2] claimed to have never slept.
Habitual smartphone overuse results in bedtime procrastination, and shorter sleep duration and lower sleep quality may trigger many negative emotions responsible for depression and anxiety. [12] Statistics show that disturbed sleep patterns are increasingly common. In 2013, an estimated 40% of U.S. adults slept less than the recommended amount ...