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The World record is currently held by Randy Gardner, an American who turned 17 in 1965 for 264 hours, or about 11 days.
Last year, a 26-year-old Chinese man died after trying to watch all Euro 2012 matches for 11 days without sleeping.
Nevertheless, there is no evidence that lack of sleep kills. It is the consequences of this lack that cause death.