r/interesting • u/Green____cat • Oct 04 '24

In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, saves 20 people trapped in a bus that sank 80' offshore. It took him several hours to save them all, and he suffered injuries that put him in the hospital for 45 days—it ended his Olympic career. HISTORY

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u/mantellaaurantiaca Oct 04 '24

Should be worth more than all gold medals in the world

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u/rcc777trueblue Oct 04 '24

Ya, maybe a medal for being a hero.

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u/Irisgrower2 Oct 04 '24

It's become a trash word, Hero. It was exploited during covid to ensure grocery store clerks and nurses didn't receive raises. It's the driving force in the imagination of so many of the United States's gun sales. The thin whatever color line folks spooge at the term.

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u/rcc777trueblue Oct 04 '24

Never really thought about that. You make a good point. Hero doesn't have the same strength as it used to .