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.
Posted: 01/29/2010 8:21 am EST Updated: 05/25/2011 1:25 pm EDT. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy. A 37-year-old Frenchman shattered the world record for holding one's breath under water when he stayed submerged for remarkable 11 minutes and 35 seconds. The previous record was 10 minutes and 12 seconds. Stefan Missoud (spelling may be incorrect) was able to accomplish this feat using the international discipline of static apnea, which means he was not allowed to use oxygen beforehand.