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Lewis Pugh swimming the North Pole

6. Polar bare

Lewis Pugh swam 1km across the North Pole in seawater colder than ice. This would kill most people but he can raise his body temperature by a couple of degrees before a swim just by thinking about it. But he still couldn't feel his hands for four weeks afterwards

 
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