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Mark Zuckerberg douses himself in ice water for charity stunt

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By John Glenday, Reporter

August 14, 2014 | 2 min read

Facebook supremo Mark Zuckerberg has filmed himself pouring ice water over his thread as part of a cool new charity drive on the part of ALS Awareness.

Zuckerberg’s discomfort has proved highly profitable with donations soaring by more than 1000 per cent in the wake of the #icebucketchallenge.

A shivering Zuckerberg explained: “Yesterday, Governor Chris Christie challenged me to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I accepted his challenge, and now I'm challenging Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg and Reed Hastings next.

You guys have 24 hours to complete the challenge or you have to donate to the ALS foundation -- or both.”

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a terminal neurodegenerative disease.

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