Since March, when the Syrian refugee community attracted international attention because of its sheer size, their number has continued to climb. More importantly, the rate of that increase has hastened. In the last six months of 2012, a typical update from the UNHCR consisted of about 2,300 newly registered refugees. In the first six months of 2013, an average update had 7,300 refugees. Today, the UN has registered more than 1.6 million refugees and acknowledges more than 200,000 who still await registration.
The longest time to hold the breath underwater with pure oxygen prior to the attempt was 22 min 32 sec by Goran Äolak at the Zagreb main square in Zagreb, Croatia, on 29 September 2013.
Free Diver sets world record after holding breath for more than 11 MINUTES. A FREE DIVING champion has smashed a world record after holding his breath for a staggering 11 MINUTES and 54 SECONDS. Branko Petrovic beat the previous world record of 11 minutes 35 seconds by a lung-straining 19 seconds. The previous record was held by Frenchman Stephane Mifsude and was set in 2009.