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No Such Thing As A Soggy Monk

No Such Thing As A Fish

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The Mystery of Monks

Monks in Japan can heat themselves up using a yoga technique called tummo. There have been experiments on those guys who... They had sort of wet blankets put on them and they started steaming until they were completely dry. One endurance swimmer is able to raise his body temperature by up to one or two degrees because he swims in very icy water.

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