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Man survives 50-day fast on water, smokes
Source: UPI ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (UPI) -- A St. Petersburg, Russia, man who expected to go hungry after getting fired has broken a record by fasting for 50 days, surviving on water and cigarettes. Agasi Vartanyan turned 47 while living in an elevated glass box until Monday, when he ended the fast and emerged 110 pounds lighter, the Moscow Times reported. He told St. Petersburg's Channel Five television station he decided to try to better the old 49-day fasting record after losing his construction job as he would be going hungry anyway. During his fast, he collected an undisclosed amount of money, and he said he would donate half of it to a local veterans' charity, the report said. He began the fast with 150 liters (nearly 40 gallons) of drinking water, 50 packs of cigarettes, an electric heater, bedding, changes of clothing and a religious Russian Orthodox icon, the Times said. Stepping out of the box, he was greeted by family and medical personnel, who said he had no apparent ill-effects from the food-free marathon, the report said.