Wim Hof stuns observers worldwide with his ability to withstand extreme cold. March 7, 2008— -- It's a bitterly cold winter day and students on the University of Minnesota campus are bundled up, ...

How 58-year-old Wim Hof can withstand the extreme cold is something of a scientific mystery, but a new study of his brain has helped scientists develop a better understanding of his unique trait.

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Hiking barefoot across glaciers. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts. Staying in a full contact ice bucket for one hour and 52 minutes. If you were to bump into Wim Hof on the street and hear his ...

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