It must be said that each of us is unlikely to realize what we are capable of if at some point an extreme life situation arises. And not just a one-time powerful surge of adrenaline, thanks to which a person can, fleeing from a predator, immediately climb an inaccessible rock, and a fragile granny can send a hefty robber flying with a single handbag.
Such cases occur relatively often - and we are surprised when reading or hearing about them in the media. But no less surprising are situations when a person in a difficult circumstances shows unprecedented fortitude and composure - when 99 out of 100 would probably give up in the face of the problem. And this thread in the AskReddit community is dedicated to various similar cases from world history, a selection of which Bored Panda has collected specially for you.
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#1 Witold Pilecki
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#2 Desmond Doss
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#3 Roy Benavidez
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#4 Simo Hayha
Simo Hayha
(The famous Finnish sniper who defended the independence of Finland from the USSR in 1939 - 1940. Having received a serious wound that almost deprived him of half of his face, Simo partly regained his health and returned to duty. - BP)
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#5 Léo Major
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#6 Charles Upham
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#7 Jack Churchill
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#8 Nicholas Winton
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#9 Harriet Tubman
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#10 Joe Medicine Crow
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#11 Someone's grandpa named Liberatus
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#12 A lot of unknown women
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#13 Galvarino
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#14 Princess Khutulun
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#15 Terry Fox
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#16 Someone's grandma
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#17 Stephen Hawking
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#18 The Viking at Stamford Bridge
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#19 Hugh Glass
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#20 ethanol713 reply
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#21 Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
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