New Year's - A Fresh, Cold Start

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By Adrian Chen Jan 1, 2011 4:38 PM

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A Fresh, Cold Start

[Participants in the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island run into the ocean. Click through for another picture of very cold people. Image via Getty]

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