Heroism

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When a man saves your life after you drunkenly careen into a canal, you would think you’d be grateful. Apparently not, since one 23-year-old Delaware woman said she would kill the man who rescued her, Chris Sullivan, for breaking her back windshield. Read more

Man escapes from shark attack by punching it in the face

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A man surfing in Western Australia was knocked off his board and then found himself face to face the perpetrator: A great white shark. Fortunately, he got away. How? By punching the shark in its face and surfing away. Naturally. Read more

VIDEO: Man saves 4 year-old kid from falling off an escalator

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Sometimes, you’ve just got to take a second and salute someone’s quick action in defusing a potentially horrific situation. So let’s salute this store owner in Turkey for saving a 4 year-old kid falling from the sky from a really bad and squishy end. Read more

Burger King employee disarms and shoots would-be robber

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Reminder to any would-be robbers out there: If you’re trying to get some quick sheckles, avoid hitting the local Burger King or you may end up like 22 year-old Jason Robinson. Robinson tried to rob a Burger King in Arkansas when the employee behind the counter grabbed his gun during a brief lapse in focus ... Read more

Naked man stops burglar from stealing car

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I personally love it when regular people overcome fear and stop some douche from doing something highly illegal. So how could it get any better? By this hero, Justin Chentnik, opting to do his crimestopping in the nude. Me-OW. Read more

Heroism is meaningless at Best Buy

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Planning on robbing a Best Buy? Well, good news…turns out that if an employee tries to physically thwart you, they’ll end up getting fired. That’ll teach them to try. Read more

Pizza man rescues woman from rapey abductor

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In a scenario straight out of a mediocre movie starring Kristen Bell as a woman in over her head with a scary man, some Atlanta woman got abducted by a guy she knew at work, only to be rescued by a pizza man. Read more

This giraffe is more heroic than you

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I didn’t know giraffes had a sense of heroism, but apparently I was wrong. A giraffe in Amsterdam saved a bunch of its circus pals. Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in ... Read more