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.
In 2014, the Curvier beaked whale broke the record for the mammal that could hold its breath underwater the longest.The longest dive was recorded at 2 hours and 17 minutes. It was previously thought that elephant seals could hold their breath the longest, with a record of 2 hours. Although they arenât mammals, sea turtles hold the record for the animal that can hold its breath the longest underwater. When resting, sea turtles can stay underwater for days. On average, sea turtles can hold their breath for 4 â 7 hours. Green sea turtles can hold their breath for as long as five hours, whereas Loggerhead sea turtles hold the record for the longest documented dive, remaining underwater for longer than 10 hours. How do humans compare? Compared to these amazing aquatic mammals, humans still have a long way to go.