Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the Man who Survived Both Atomic Bombs
Imagine surviving not just one but two devastating nuclear explosions. The chances of this seem improbable or even close to impossible. However, Tsutomu Yamaguchi defied …
WW2
Aimo Koivunen, the Drug-Fueled Finnish Super-Soldier
In the early stages of World War Two, Nazi soldiers seemed invincible. During a rapid series of lightning campaigns over just ten months, they were …
Simo Häyhä: The Most Lethal Sniper in History
When the Soviet army invaded Finland on November 30, 1939, they assumed that they would be able to score a quick win against their tiny …
Poon Lim, The Man who Survived 133 Days Lost at Sea
You may know the movie called Castaway, starring Tom Hanks. Do you know the definition of castaway? It means shipwrecked or someone lost in a …
How Betty Lou Oliver Survived a Plane Crash and 1,000-ft Fall on the Same Day
July 28th 1945, was set to be another ordinary day for the residents of New York. In the fog of World War II, its citizens …