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Known remains of Homo sapiens date back approximately 300,000 years. During our time on Earth, we have evolved an innate ability to do remarkable things. And I’m not just talking about taming fire or walking on the Moon. As the subreddit r/HumansAreMetal shows, our species demonstrates its physical and mental capabilities every day. From archaeologists to flight attendants and railway dispatchers, continue scrolling to meet the people who prove that everybody can be a hero in their own unique way.
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Not Op, Wanted To Share The Story
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Willem Arondéus Was A Homosexual Dutch Artist Who Bombed The Amsterdam Public Records Office In Ww2 To Hinder The Nazi Effort To Identify Dutch Jews
He was caught and sentenced to death, his last words were “let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards”
r/HumansAreMetal has 1.5 million members, and it's easy to understand why.
When we hear about bad things happening, especially when many lose their lives at the hands of a few, we need to remind ourselves that people can be good.
"We all have an innate capacity for goodness—and this is the hope for the human race as well as the hope for each individual person in the journey of life," clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D., writes.
"Side by side with our destructive capacity is our constructive capacity—our capacity to do good and to be good, our impulses to love, to care, to help, to heal."
#3
Stumbled Upon This Pic And Thought The Shirt Was Just A Vulgar Cry For Attention
Turns out, these are the words this jogger screamed at her would-be sexual assaulter in a public restroom, and the squiggly lines are the GPS trail of her evading, and beating up her attacker. Respect
#4
This Legend Called Marcin Took Serious Burns To His Hands To Save Animals At A Zoo
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Syrian Archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad Who Devoted His Life To The Excavation And Restoration Of Palmyra, A Unesco World Heritage Site. He Was Beheaded By Isis After Refusing To Disclose The Location Of Ancient Artifacts, Despite A Month Of Torture. He Died A Hero Of Heritage Protection
According to Kunst, the way to make the most of your life is to harness this orientation toward goodness so that it has more and more influence over your personality.
"In the context of psychotherapy, we might even say that it is the aim of the psychoanalysis to strengthen each patient's good, constructive capacities so that they can be used productively to manage the destructive elements."
However, Kunst believes that at the same time, it is essential to acknowledge and own the destructive capacities because "it is only when there is a bridge between love and hate that humility, authentic guilt, and forgiveness can make way for healing and restoration."
#6
Justin Gavin Is A True Hero
#7
Man Took Bullets From A Shotgun In Iran
#8
Hedy Lamarr Escaped From Her Nazi Husband By Disguising Herself As Her Own Maid, Became A Top Actress In Hollywood, Then Co-Developed A Radio Guidance System For Allied Torpedoes- The Principles Of Which Are Incorporated Into Today's Bluetooth And Gps Technology
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Dashrath Manjhi's Wife Died By Falling From A Mountain, The Same Mountain Blocked Easy Access To A Nearby Hospital. Over 22yrs He Carved A Path Through A Mountain Path With Only A Chisel & Hammer Reducing The Journey To The Hospital From 22km To 1km
A few years ago, contact lens company 1-800-Contacts got curious about how we see each other, and sent a survey to more than 1,000 Americans for insights into the classic questions, such as 'Do you think people are inherently good? and 'Are we rotten?' and the results suggest that we might be alright after all.
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What A Courageous Woman
#11
Never Forget Witold Pilecki The Man Who Fought In The Polish Resistance, Willingly Entered Auschwitz Under A Fake Name To Figure Out What Happened In There, Organised Resistance Within Auschwitz, Broke Out And Continued To Fight The Nazis And Later The Soviets In Poland
Jeremy James 4 months ago
Irena Sendlerowa should be on this list, too. She was a badáss in Poland.
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Total Chad
#13
He Saved 22 Of His 23 Students
Despite the turmoil around us, 83 percent of the respondents think that people are fundamentally good.
Baby boomers are the most likely to hold this belief (91 percent) compared to Generation X (84 percent), Millennials (81 percent) and Generation Z (75 percent).
This might tie to life experience, which can reassure you that people can unify and overcome.
#14
Davyon Johnson, An Eleven Year Old, Saved Two Lives In One Day
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Miriam Rodriguez Hunted Down 10 Of Her 20-Year-Old Daughter's Kidnappers, Stalking Them One By One Across Mexico Until They Were Either Dead Or In Prison Much Like Liam Neeson's Character In The 2008 Film, Miriam Rodriguez From Mexico Used Guns, Fake Ids And Even Disguises To Hunt Down The Killers
Cathy G 4 months ago (edited)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Mart%C3%ADnez Her 20-yo daughter was kidnapped. The family paid two ransoms, including getting a loan from a company that specialized in loans for ransoms. Two yrs later, her daughter's body was found. Miriam Rodriguez helped capture 10 of her daughter's murderers. However, Rodríguez was killed on 10 May 2017, the day Mexico celebrates Mother's Day. She was shot 12 times by gunmen who broke into her home, and died on her way to the hospital
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On February 8th 1943, Nazi's Hung 17 Year Old Yugoslav Radić. When They Asked Her The Names Of Her Companions, She Replied: "You Will Know Them When They Come To Avenge Me.”
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A Member Of The Harlem Hellfighters (369th Infantry Regiment) Poses For The Camera While Holding A Dog That He Saved During The First World War Of 1918
Of those surveyed, 80 percent feel that people have a responsibility to help others with time and effort, while 72 believe that people should help financially.
The same generational disparity seen for the fundamental belief in human goodness shows up here too, as 94 percent of Boomers say they've given to a charity, for example, while just 69 percent of Generation Z claim they have.
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The Daughter Of Minoo Majidi--A Mother Of Two Who Was Killed By The Iranian Regime While Protesting For Mahsa Amini--Stands At Her Mother's Gravesite. She Is Defiantly Unveiled, And In Her Left Hand She Holds The Hair She Cut From Her Head
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Meet Abdel Kader Haidara, The Man Who Risked His Life To Save More Than 350,000 Ancient Manuscripts From Timbuktu From Being Destroyed By Al-Qaeda
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Leiliane, Brazilian Wonder Woman
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Jadav Payeng Is Better Known As The Forest Man Of India. He Earned This Name By Spending 30 Years Of His Life Planting Trees, Creating A Real Man-Made Forest Of 550 Hectares. Thanks To This Reforestation, Wildlife Has Return
And it turns out that we can see past each other's political beliefs when we want to as well. 73 percent of Democrats and Republicans had a polite and sincere discussion with someone who had opposing views, and most people (70 percent) think that others who disagree politically just have a different idea of doing good.
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One Of The Bravest Soldiers Ever
#23
Remember Shannon Johnson And His Heroism
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Sir Christopher Lee
#25
December 7, 1917. Patrick Coleman Gave His Life In The Largest Man Made Non Nuclear Explosion To Save Hundreds Of Lives
Interestingly, staying optimistic about others isn't just wishful thinking; it might actually pay off. Those who held this belief were not only more likely to have a more satisfying life (84 vs. 70 percent) but also make about $5,000 more annually.
There might be moments when you feel like are the worst beings in the universe. But we can reach common ground, we want to help each other, and something tells me we're going to be ok.
For more proof that humans are metal, fire up our previous publication on the subreddit!
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Shirin Rouhani, An Iranian Doctor Who Had Died Of Coronavirus. Due To Lack Of Medical Staff , She Kept Treating Cornaviris Patients Till Her Last Breath. As The Picture Shows, She Herself Was On The Iv While Treating Patients
Bettye McKee 4 months ago
We owe so much to the doctors and nurses who worked tirelessly during the pandemic to save lives. Including mine.
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Douglas Bent Hegdahl
Little Wonder 4 months ago
Oh yes I read about this - they thought he was stupid because he didn't speak, just hummed the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm. He was, of course, memorising names.
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Terry Fox
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 4 months ago
The guy was amazing. I tried running about 300 metres around our local track the other day, and was out of breath my the end. To do it with that primitive prosthetic that must have rubbed and ached like hell is incredible.
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A Fighter And Survivor: 97-Year-Old Great Grandma, Lily Ebert Bem - Auschwitz Survivor, Has Just Recovered From Covid- 19. Today She Went On Her First Walk In A Month After Making A Miraculous Recovery
#30
Last Surviving D-Day Wave 1 Soldier Turned 99 On November 1st
#31
This Mugger In Brazil Was Lucky Polyana Viana Was Just An Mma Fighter And Not An Undercover Cop Like Everyone Else
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His Life Continued To Rise After The Titanic Sunk
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Turkish Baby Saved After 130 Hours Under Rubble
#34
Man Fights Shark! (Repost From R/Madlads)
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No Soldier Left Alone
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Jumped The Curb To Stop A High-Speed Chase From Turning Into A Pedestrian Massacre. "After The Crash, Marciano Waited To Be Interviewed By Grateful Police. 'They Were Very, Very Thankful. Very Thankful. Too Thankful — It Was Embarrassing!'". Erick Marciano: Badass
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This Is My Coworker Nigel. He Has Been Paralyzed Since He Was 30 From A Motorcycle Accident. He Strives To Be As Independent As Possible And Retrofitted A Snowblower To Attach To His Wheel Chair. He Is Beyond Awesome And Is Always Cheerful And Positive
Savahax 4 months ago
Frenk Reinartz. none of you know, or care about him but he was my friend. in 2009 I found him dead in his bed. -------- after searching I've found this https://adoc.pub/22-november-h-vormsel-8-november-1800-u-st-maartensoptocht-a.html unreal. He was a Pink Floyd fan like me, got paralysed after driving his father's muscle car and crashing it. He lived for almost 18 years after that Screenshot...9df499.png 
#38
Happy Black History Month. Take A Moment To Remember Sergeant William H. Carney, The First African-American Recipient Of The Medal Of Honor. He Ran Towards The Sound Of Gunfire, And After Being Wounded Multiple Times - He Never Let Our Flag Touch The Ground. Remember His Name
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Anita Ekberg
#40
Ginny Burton Turned Around Her Whole Life
Jack Burton 4 months ago
the amount of will and work needed to overcome addiction should never be disregarded
#41
Local Military Police On Brazil, Estate Of Pará, Inside The Amazon. Using Buffalos To Patrol Because They Can Outrun Crimimals In Rivers And Swamps
#42
Dads Are Metal
#43
Doctors Performing A Successful Heart Surgery In The Dark In Lviv, Ukraine
Serial pacifist 4 months ago
21st century Europe. Unbelievably scandalous. Yet, there are those who would cut aid for Ukraine.
#44
Hussain Chaudhry, An 18-Year-Old Boy, Died Protecting His Mother From Thieves Who Broke Into His Home In Walthamstow, London 1 Week Ago. He Was Stabbed In Neck Protecting Her
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 4 months ago
I was just wondering why I didn't hear about this in the news, but it turns out the Reddit thread this is from is three years old, so it wasn't one week ago, it was three years ago.
#45
This Was Tuira, A Warrior Woman Of The Indigenous Kayapó People. The Setting Was A Conference Discussing The Building Of A Dam That Would Flood Her Ancestral Lands. (Brasil - 1989)
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Juliane Koepcke Was Sucked Out Of A Hole In The Airplane She Was Flying In After It Was Struck By A Bolt Of Lightning. She Fell 2 Miles To The Ground Still Strapped To Her Chair And Miraculously Survived. However, She Had To Endure A 9-Day Walk Through The Amazon Jungle Before Being Rescued
#47
76-Yeard Old Russian Pensioner Arrested Having Thrown Two Molotov Cocktails At A Military Conscription Office Last Month In Vsevolozhsk, Russia
#48
Rita Marley, Natty Dread!
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Peter Freuchen, The 6’7” Danish Nazi Killer. Freuchen Wears A Vast Coat Made From The Fur Of A Polar Bear That Had Crossed His Path
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Verena 4 months ago
Everybody using the excuse of "one single person cannot change anything" needs to read this. A single person can create an entire forest, save cultural treasures, can come up with ideas to change the world in a positive way, protect people, raise awareness .... and often one single simple action, like voting, can change a lot.
Gen X Feral 4 months ago
"If you think we can't change the world, it just means you're not one of us that will"
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BeesEelsAndPups 4 months ago
I live in Philadelphia now. In the neighboring state there was a Mayor named Corey Booker from Newark in New Jersey. One night on his way home from an interview he saw an apartment fire, but didn't see anybody outside. He knew who lived there, as they were neighbors, so he jumped into the building and pulled a woman out of her bed to safety. When people called him a hero he said something like "that's way over the top, firefighters do this everyday. I was just a neighbor helping a friend". He is now one of the Senators from New Jersey. He also did a bunch of other really awesome stuff while mayor, is much loved in this part of the country. I volunteer a lot, and met him through that work. He is such a good person, very soft spoken and loves listening to people. Anyways, if you can't tell I am a fan.
Dariusz M. D. 4 months ago
I live in Canada and never met him but saw him giving interviews on CNN and MSNBC. I like him a lot.
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Douglas Tucker 4 months ago
As stated before, sometimes we humans automatically feel the need to jump into dangerous situations to help and the feeling or title of hero comes much later. These moments shown demonstrate that we humans are not always bad.
Lace Neil 4 months ago
Also worth a mention are the crew of Fed Ex flight 705, who successfully beat off a hijacker who planned to crash the plane in revenge for his imminent firing. While two of the crew fought and restrained the hijacker, the pilot put the plane through many acrobatic moves it was not designed for. He pulled off a barrel roll, a nose dive and even flew the plane upside down in order to aid his coworkers by throwing the hijacker off balance.
THE COOL ZACH 4 months ago
These were really cool, now I feel bad for not knowing most of there names.
Green Tree 4 months ago
I'll add Virginia Hall. An American woman and amputee who was the primary leader and organizer of French Resistance around Lyon. Betrayed by a double-agent she walked over the Pyranees to escape the Nazi's and then parachuted back in later as a wireless operator for a different resistance cell. Back in the US after the war she was sidelined in the CIA because of her gender. "A Woman of No Importance" is a recent page turner that tells her story.
Isabel Galvez 4 months ago
A couple of years ago, a British taxi driver was forced to drive to a hospital by a terrorist with a bomb. When they got there, the driver locked the doors, trapping the terrorist inside. The bomb went off inside. Driver survived, terrorist didn't.
Verena 4 months ago
Everybody using the excuse of "one single person cannot change anything" needs to read this. A single person can create an entire forest, save cultural treasures, can come up with ideas to change the world in a positive way, protect people, raise awareness .... and often one single simple action, like voting, can change a lot.
Gen X Feral 4 months ago
"If you think we can't change the world, it just means you're not one of us that will"
Load More Replies... BeesEelsAndPups 4 months ago
I live in Philadelphia now. In the neighboring state there was a Mayor named Corey Booker from Newark in New Jersey. One night on his way home from an interview he saw an apartment fire, but didn't see anybody outside. He knew who lived there, as they were neighbors, so he jumped into the building and pulled a woman out of her bed to safety. When people called him a hero he said something like "that's way over the top, firefighters do this everyday. I was just a neighbor helping a friend". He is now one of the Senators from New Jersey. He also did a bunch of other really awesome stuff while mayor, is much loved in this part of the country. I volunteer a lot, and met him through that work. He is such a good person, very soft spoken and loves listening to people. Anyways, if you can't tell I am a fan.
Dariusz M. D. 4 months ago
I live in Canada and never met him but saw him giving interviews on CNN and MSNBC. I like him a lot.
Load More Replies... Douglas Tucker 4 months ago
As stated before, sometimes we humans automatically feel the need to jump into dangerous situations to help and the feeling or title of hero comes much later. These moments shown demonstrate that we humans are not always bad.
Lace Neil 4 months ago
Also worth a mention are the crew of Fed Ex flight 705, who successfully beat off a hijacker who planned to crash the plane in revenge for his imminent firing. While two of the crew fought and restrained the hijacker, the pilot put the plane through many acrobatic moves it was not designed for. He pulled off a barrel roll, a nose dive and even flew the plane upside down in order to aid his coworkers by throwing the hijacker off balance.
THE COOL ZACH 4 months ago
These were really cool, now I feel bad for not knowing most of there names.
Green Tree 4 months ago
I'll add Virginia Hall. An American woman and amputee who was the primary leader and organizer of French Resistance around Lyon. Betrayed by a double-agent she walked over the Pyranees to escape the Nazi's and then parachuted back in later as a wireless operator for a different resistance cell. Back in the US after the war she was sidelined in the CIA because of her gender. "A Woman of No Importance" is a recent page turner that tells her story.
Isabel Galvez 4 months ago
A couple of years ago, a British taxi driver was forced to drive to a hospital by a terrorist with a bomb. When they got there, the driver locked the doors, trapping the terrorist inside. The bomb went off inside. Driver survived, terrorist didn't.
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