From the boy with sonar vision to a man who hasn’t slept for over 50 years – meet the people with real-life superpowers that scientists just can’t explain

We have all wondered what superpower we would like to have given the chance.

It is a classic icebreaker question – flying, pausing time or going invisible – but we never expect our answers to come true.

However, a smattering of unique individuals across the globe have powers which seem impossible to explain.

Whether it is using sonar to work around blindness, living for 50 years on no sleep or surviving with no food or water to the age of 91, the human race is capable of more than you might think.

Learn more about them and other superhumans below.

Keep reading