The Man Who Hasn't Slept in over 4 Decades
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sleep-ngoc-thai-tony-wright-randy-gardner-david-blaine_1530805.html
A Vietnamese farmer got a fever in 1973 that took away his ability to sleep. He somehow remains fully functional after 45 years of not sleeping.
There have been times I wished I didn't need to stop playing Warcraft 2 because of the need to sleep, but I do think I would miss sleep if I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to!
It seems the Guinness people have stopped accepting submissions for who went the longest without sleeping due to fear people will adversely affect their health by trying it.
Other people who died "playing games" include the following:
Woman drank too much water to win a WII (not Warcraft 2, but the wii gaming unit):
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16614865/ns/us_news-life/t/woman-dies-after-water-drinking-contest/
Russian man dies in sauna in Finland's annual who-can-last-longer contest :
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/08/sauna-championship-russian-dead
Played video games to death:
https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/19/world/taiwan-gamer-death/index.html
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/02/04/2003524636
Even water, sauna, and video games can be deadly when not used in moderation!
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