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HAIRY SWIMMER

ENGLAND: The first man to swim the length of Britain has shaved off the beard he grew to protect his face against jellyfish stings.

It took Sean Conway four-and-a-half months to swim from Land’s End to John O’Groats, via Ireland. Along the way he was stung 10 times by jellyfish including three times on the face, which was why he grew his beard.