Annual polar bear plunges splash winter in the face

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While you slept off a confetti hangover, thousands of nutty people risked frostbite for polar bear plunges.

The annual events attract the brave and foolish who start the new year with a splash — a really cold splash. On Jan. 1, people from France to New Jersey gathered on beaches to show winter weather who's boss by stripping down to bathing suits and diving into a body of icy water

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Some people believe the eyeball-freezing swim tests resolve, others think it's the key to living a long life

This 72 year old MT man said the fountain of youth is found by taking the CDA #PolarPlunge @KREM2 http://ift.tt/1BaJnV4

— Briana Bermensolo (@KREMBriana) January 1, 2015 Read more...

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