Santa Claus takes holiday plunge in aquarium

Santa Claus takes holiday plunge in aquarium

OSAKA, Japan - A diver suited up as Santa Claus swims with a shark in an aquarium in Osaka's Minato Ward on Dec. 11. The submersible Santa will take to the water seven times a day until Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

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