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In April 2002, Lloyd Scott earned a place in the record books by "running" the London marathon in five days, eight hours and 29 minutes... wearing a 150lb diving suit. In November 2002, Scott attempted to break his record at the New York Marathon, pausing several times -- for example, to enjoy a hot dog.
[In October 2003, Scott (whose stunts raised money for children with cancer) "ran" the Loch Ness marathon, covering the entire 26-mile, 385-yard course underwater.]

In November 2007, Scotland`s Robert Stewart was put on Britain`s sex offenders` register for three years, after he...

“Interviewing him [in 2001] was very strange.” -- ITV GMTV presenter Eamon Holmes, after Blaine refused to answer any of his questions, while flashing an eye drawn on his palm

Actress Louise Ashby once visited the famed masseuse Gypsy Gita (who once toured with the Rockettes and was often...