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As another Friday rolls around, so too does the JOE Pub Quiz. Its the best way to start the weekend: by annoying friends with your score.

The Great Pacific Garbage patch is home to more than just human trash. It also hosts a community of floating marine life that plays a vital role in ocean ecosystems.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is teaming with sea species, according to a guy whom dived across it.

Long distance swimmer Ben Lecomte collected samples that contained a wealth of marine life, including blue sea dragons and violet snails.

When the long-distance swimmer and his crew got to the heart of the garbage patch, they found high concentrations of floating life called 'neuston'.

Omar Hegazy now holds two underwater records: the longest distance swam in one breath and the longest distance swam in one breath with fins.

Share now: Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more. ‘The Swim’ documents Ben Lecomte’s longest swim distance yet — 5,000 miles. Watch long-distance swimmer (and we mean long distance) Ben Lecomte swim 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. The journey took Lacomte approximately 6 months, swimming from Tokyo to San Francisco. The purpose of the feat was to raise awareness of ocean pollution, which he has been doing for a few yea...