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CLASSIC: Real-life Superpowers

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Isn't Houdini Able to Do This?

This is the closest thing, I think, to a true, true superpower that's in this list. More so than super strength? Yes. Temperature control? Really? Yeah, as a survival mechanism? I think so. A European named Wim Hof who learned these techniques and applied his own interpretation of them. And now he holds 26 world records because he has a superhuman ability to withstand extreme cold.

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