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01-05-2008 12:30
David Blaine has broken the world record for holding your breath - live on TV.The American illusionist didn't breathe for an astonishing 17 minutes and four seconds on 'The Oprah Winfrey Programme' yesterday (30.04.08).Before undertaking the dangerous feat, performed in a water tank, Blaine breathed pure oxygen to prepare, which is allowed under Guinness World Records rules. Afterwards, he said it was a "lifelong dream" to break the record.He said: "I really thought I was not going to make it."At minute 12 I felt the pain coming, and by minute 14 it was overwhelming. This was a whole other level of pain. I still feel as if somebody hit me in the stomach with the hardest punch they could."The previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds was set in February.
The X Factor might be the bane of some folks’ lives thanks to a certain pair of twins who keep appearing on the show week after week, but as we’re trying to determine who we’d most like to go on a hot date with this morning, we thought we’d open the floodgates to your views.
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