For reasons still unclear, famed illusionist David Blaine decided to try to break the record for the longest amount of time anyone had ever held his/her breath underwater. On Oprah. He succeeded, holding his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds, breaking the previous record by Swiss man Peter Colat of 16 minutes and 32 seconds. He had previously attempted to do this in a public display at the Lincoln Center, but had to come out before he broke the record when his body pretty much freaked out.
Blaine says he will also attempt later this year to break the record for staying awake the longest (the current record is 11 1/2 days).
Via Associated Press.
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