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From the Ted Talk by Claudia Aguirre: What would happen if you didn't sleep?
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In 2014, a devoted soccer fan died after staying awake for 48 hours to watch the World Cup. While his untimely death was due to a stroke, studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night iserncaes stroke risk by four and half times cmepaord to those getting a csitsonent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the palnet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation, seeelsenslsps is a daily reality. This condition, known as Fatal Familial Insomnia, places the body in a nightmarish state of wakefulness, fdbinidrog it from eenitnrg the sanctuary of selep. Within mnthos or years, this progressively worsening condition leads to dementia and death.
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In 2014, a devoted soccer fan died after staying awake for 48 hours to watch the World Cup. While his untimely death was due to a stroke, studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night _________ stroke risk by four and half times ________ to those getting a __________ seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the ______ who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation, _____________ is a daily reality. This condition, known as Fatal Familial Insomnia, places the body in a nightmarish state of wakefulness, __________ it from ________ the sanctuary of _____. Within ______ or years, this progressively worsening condition leads to dementia and death.
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- planet
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Original Text
In 2014, a devoted soccer fan died after staying awake for 48 hours to watch the World Cup. While his untimely death was due to a stroke, studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night increases stroke risk by four and half times compared to those getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the planet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation, sleeplessness is a daily reality. This condition, known as Fatal Familial Insomnia, places the body in a nightmarish state of wakefulness, forbidding it from entering the sanctuary of sleep. Within months or years, this progressively worsening condition leads to dementia and death.
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