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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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

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”

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Stumbled Upon This Pic And Thought The Shirt Was Just A Vulgar Cry For Attention

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

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#3

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

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

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#4

Justin Gavin Is A True Hero

Justin Gavin Is A True Hero

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#5

Man Took Bullets From A Shotgun In Iran

Man Took Bullets From A Shotgun In Iran

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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

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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#7

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

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

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#8

What A Courageous Woman

What A Courageous Woman

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#9

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

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

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#10

Total Chad

Total Chad

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#11

He Saved 22 Of His 23 Students

He Saved 22 Of His 23 Students

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#12

Davyon Johnson, An Eleven Year Old, Saved Two Lives In One Day

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

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

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#14

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

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

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#15

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

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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#16

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

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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#17

Leiliane, Brazilian Wonder Woman

Leiliane, Brazilian Wonder Woman

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#18

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

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

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#19

One Of The Bravest Soldiers Ever

One Of The Bravest Soldiers Ever

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#20

Remember Shannon Johnson And His Heroism

Remember Shannon Johnson And His Heroism

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#21

Sir Christopher Lee

Sir Christopher Lee

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#22

December 7, 1917. Patrick Coleman Gave His Life In The Largest Man Made Non Nuclear Explosion To Save Hundreds Of Lives

December 7, 1917. Patrick Coleman Gave His Life In The Largest Man Made Non Nuclear Explosion To Save Hundreds Of Lives

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#23

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

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

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#24

Douglas Bent Hegdahl

Douglas Bent Hegdahl

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Terry Fox

Terry Fox

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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

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

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#27

Last Surviving D-Day Wave 1 Soldier Turned 99 On November 1st

Last Surviving D-Day Wave 1 Soldier Turned 99 On November 1st

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#28

His Life Continued To Rise After The Titanic Sunk

His Life Continued To Rise After The Titanic Sunk

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#29

Turkish Baby Saved After 130 Hours Under Rubble

Turkish Baby Saved After 130 Hours Under Rubble

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#30

Man Fights Shark! (Repost From R/Madlads)

Man Fights Shark! (Repost From R/Madlads)

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#31

No Soldier Left Alone

No Soldier Left Alone

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#32

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

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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#33

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

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

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#34

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

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

Anita Ekberg

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#36

Ginny Burton Turned Around Her Whole Life

Ginny Burton Turned Around Her Whole Life

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#37

Local Military Police On Brazil, Estate Of Pará, Inside The Amazon. Using Buffalos To Patrol Because They Can Outrun Crimimals In Rivers And Swamps

Local Military Police On Brazil, Estate Of Pará, Inside The Amazon. Using Buffalos To Patrol Because They Can Outrun Crimimals In Rivers And Swamps

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#38

Dads Are Metal

Dads Are Metal

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#39

Doctors Performing A Successful Heart Surgery In The Dark In Lviv, Ukraine

Doctors Performing A Successful Heart Surgery In The Dark In Lviv, Ukraine

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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

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

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#41

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)

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

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

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#43

76-Yeard Old Russian Pensioner Arrested Having Thrown Two Molotov Cocktails At A Military Conscription Office Last Month In Vsevolozhsk, Russia

76-Yeard Old Russian Pensioner Arrested Having Thrown Two Molotov Cocktails At A Military Conscription Office Last Month In Vsevolozhsk, Russia

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#44

Rita Marley, Natty Dread!

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

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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#46

Annette Herfkens, The Sole Survivor Of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474. She Also Survived Eight Days Alone In The Jungle With Multiple Bone Fractures And Internal Injuries

Annette Herfkens, The Sole Survivor Of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474. She Also Survived Eight Days Alone In The Jungle With Multiple Bone Fractures And Internal Injuries

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