I ran across this article last month and just had to post it! Although this guy is a (self-proclaimed) idiot, he's a talented idiot. :p
"Phillip Kerkhof says it was vodka that made him jump in the ocean and wrestle a 1.3m bronze whaler shark with his bare hands."
Read the whole story here:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,21240306-662,00.html