Overview
An extremely rare genetic disease passed down through generations, fatal familial insomnia's (FFI) primary symptom is sleeplessness, but with a fatal twist: victims are dead within months. National Geographic delves into the science of sleep to find out why we need sleep and what happens to us when we don't get it. Witness the pioneering research inside the sleeping brain as well as the mind forbidden to rest for days at a time.
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6 - 1Mystery of The Disembodied Feet October 27, 2009 -
6 - 2Inside LSD November 03, 2009
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6 - 3Secret History of Diamonds November 10, 2009
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6 - 424 Hours After Asteroid Impact November 17, 2009
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6 - 5Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil November 24, 2009
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6 - 825 Years April 19, 2010
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6 - 9Journey to an Alien Moon April 20, 2010
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6 - 10Fatal Insomnia April 27, 2010
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6 - 11Talibanistan June 08, 2010
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6 - 12Electronic Armageddon June 15, 2010
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6 - 13Inside the DEA August 10, 2010
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6 - 1424 Hours After Hiroshima August 17, 2010
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6 - 15Albino Murders August 24, 2010
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6 - 16Inside Bioterror August 31, 2010
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6 - 17Can the Gulf Survive? September 28, 2010
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6 - 18Lost Mummies of New Guinea November 16, 2010
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6 - 19How Man Tamed the Wild November 23, 2010
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6 - 20Born to Rage? December 14, 2010
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6 - 21American Hostage January 17, 2011
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6 - 22Lost Cannibals of Europe January 24, 2011
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6 - 23How to Build a Beating Heart February 07, 2011
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6 - 24Clash of the Americas February 14, 2011
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6 - 25Finding the Lost da Vinci March 18, 2012
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6 - 26The Man Who Can Fly February 12, 2012
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6 - 27Fighting ISIS March 05, 2016