The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes. This is a strange record, having in mind that staying awake for 17 hours every day leads to a decrease in performance equivalent to a blood alcohol-level of 0.05%. Some studies prove that women need about one hour of extra sleep a night.
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