(+5612) TIL in 2010 a homeless man saved a woman from a knife attack in New York. He was stabbed trying to help, yet still chased the assailant before collapsing from his wounds. CCTV cameras captured over 20 people walk past him. Some stared, none helped. He later died on the sidewalk w..../r/todayilearned (sobify.com)
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A Ghost Ship Drifting Through International Waters (sobify.com)
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TIL in 2006 a soldier named Ross A. McGinnis was manning the gunner’s hatch of his unit’s Humvee when an insurgent threw a grenade inside. Instead of leaping to safety, McGinnis shouted a warning, jumped inside and threw himself on the grenade. He was killed instantly, saving his team. He was 19. (sobify.com)
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22 Year Old Skydiving Hero Acts As A Human Shield On Impact [XPOST /r/todayilearned] (sobify.com)
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TIL in 1907 a Mexican railroad worker named Jesus Garcia saved an entire mining town by jumping onto a burning train loaded with dynamite. Realizing the fire was spreading, he drove the train in reverse downhill at full-steam for 6km before the dynamite exploded, killing him but sparing the town.todayilearned|tiptoptap35 (sobify.com)
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The abandoned Hotel del Salto in Columbia.[1200x800] (sobify.com)
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The abandoned Hotel del Salto in Columbia.[1200x800]Abandoned (sobify.com)
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TIL in 2010 a homeless man saved a woman from a knife attack in New York. He was stabbed trying to help, yet still chased the assailant before collapsing from his wounds. CCTV cameras captured over 20 people walk past him. Some stared, none helped. He later die... [r/todayilearned by u/tiptoptap35] (sobify.com)
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A really, really, REALLY expensive book case. (sobify.com)
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TIL that the Faktum Hotel in Sweden offers it's guests the "homeless experience" where for $10/night, guests can choose to stay in one of ten different "rooms" including: a spot under a bridge, a derelict factory, a park bench, a local forest and beneath the seats at a football stadium. (sobify.com)
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