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Thai Ngoc: the man who never sleeps

And you thought polyphasic sleep (https://youthareawesome.com/polyphasic-sleep-guide-sleeping-2-3-hours-day/) was a miracle. Thai Ngoc, a Vietnamese farmer born in 1942, claims to have stayed awake for over 38 years. Supposedly, his story was that after coming down with a fever in 1973, he hadn’t been able to sleep a wink. He’s tried medication, traditional folk remedies, and even liberal doses of alcohol. Yet, nothing seems to have an effect; this man has endured over 12,000 sleepless nights!

However, unlike normal humans who, when deprived of sleep, can succumb to all kinds of internal malfunctions, Thai Ngoc seems to still be in perfect health. In fact, he carries two 110-pound sacks of rice over two miles to his house every day. He even told Thahn Nien News: “I don’t know if the insomnia has impacted my health or not, but I’m still healthy and I can do the farm work normally like others.” Moreover, the physicians who have examined Thai Ngoc claim that he’s in perfect health, despite evidence of slightly impaired liver function.

But, is Thai Ngoc a medical miracle? Some researchers think not. Dr. Wadhwa believes that some insomniacs lack the ability to observe the difference between sleeping and being awake. Consequently, Thai Ngoc may actually be having “micro naps” (naps that last only a few minutes each) and be completely unaware of ever having them. However, the answer for this question is yet to be found, and researching options are limited in that Thai Ngoc is afraid of tests and refuses to travel abroad for testing. Meanwhile, let the rest of us who have the ability to sleep treasure it while we can.

Juliet
Juliet
No, I'm not a Shakespeare character reincarnate. You see, when I was five, my parents gave me a random book of names and I arbitrarily flipped to a page and chose the first one I saw. I like wearing sweatpants on test days, falling asleep to the Wailin' Jennys, and eating ice cream on a cold day. I've made cheesecake, croissants, and pies from scratch, and I hate it when I don't live up to my own expectations. As for potential Romeos...the only one that I've met in my 17 years of existence was a Yorkshire Terrier.
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