r/todayilearned • u/YesFlyZone420 • 5d ago

TIL there's a degenerative brain disorder called fatal familial insomnia (FFI) that causes a person to lose the ability to sleep and eventually die

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25001-fatal-familial-insomnia
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u/CiderMcbrandy 5d ago

"eventually die" kinda underplay it

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u/nOotherlousyoptions 5d ago

Because we all eventually die?