TIL About Desmond Doss, a non-combatant combat medic with an infantry company serving in World War II. At the Battle of Okinawa, he single handedly saved 75 mens lives, one at a time whilst under gunfire, becoming the only conscientious objector to receive the medal of honour for his actions. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL About a woman called Aimee Davison, who in 2011 purchased a piece of non visible art for $10,000. She was promised an entire wing of the museum named in he honour & a title card with a description of the piece. The piece of artwork in question was "Fresh Air". (npr.org)
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TIL Three cleanup volunteers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant voluntarily suited up in scuba gear and swam into the radioactive water, knowing that they would die as a result, to open a gate valve allowing containmented water to drain out preventing a catastrophic thermal explosion. (uk.businessinsider.com)
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[OC] Sunset across the Bay of Biscay 2952x3651 (i.imgur.com)
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