The past few weeks have been marked by several tragic, senseless, and heart-breaking events that have shaken our faith in humanity. Within just one month, the United States of America have witnessed several shocking acts of hate aimed at different groups of people. The month of terror began on June 12 when a lone gunman killed 49 people in Orlando, Florida, just because of their different sexual orientation. Then, there were several shameful cases of police violence against African Americans, only to be followed by the tragic death of five Dallas policemen who were killed in just as barbaric and despicable retribution. While all these shocking and heart-breaking events have caused us to have heavy hearts, we at List25 want to believe that humans are better than that. To compensate for all the wrongdoings that have been recently done, we decided to compile a post that will focus on the positive parts of life. To show you that kindhearted people who help each other selflessly are still there, we created this post with 25 Awesome Acts Of Kindness To Restore Your Faith In Humanity. No matter how old, rich, brave, or famous these people were, they are all the living proof that everyone can make a positive impact on others and help make our world a better place to live.
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When the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was damaged by the tsunami in Japan in 2011, a group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis at the site. They said they wanted to perform the job and face the danger of radiation to spare the lives of the young.
Source: bbc.com, image: flickr.com
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Jonas Salk, American medical researcher and virologist, discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine. Salk could have patented the vaccine and become very rich, but he had no interest in personal profit. When asked who owned the patent to it, Salk said, “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”
Source and image: en.wikipedia.org
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Cesar Larios, student at the Art Institute of Florida, got stuck in an elevator with an old lady when working as a mover. After some time, the lady started to have troubles standing in the elevator, so Larious dropped to all fours and acted as a human bench for her.
Source and image: www.dailymail.co.uk
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When Tom Crist from Calgary, Canada, won $40 million in lottery in May 2013, he did not spend a single dollar out of this enormous sum on anything for himself. Instead, he stayed true to his promise of giving it away, and he donated all $40 million to a cancer charity, in honor of his late wife, Jan, who died of lung cancer in February 2012.
Source and image: www.calgarysun.com
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When the devastating hurricane Sandy hit the US in October 2012, this store owner helped people without power charge their phones and computers for free.
Source and image: www.ecicomfort.com
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During the WWII, Nicholas Winton, British humanitarian, organized the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from former Czechoslovakia. Winton found homes for the children and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. As courageous and admirable as this act was, it was not until 1988 (almost 50 years later), when the world found out about it.
Source and image: en.wikipedia.org
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During the 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon in China, Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo, an elite Kenyan runner, saw a disabled Chinese athlete struggling to drink water. She decided to run with him and aid him through all the water stations. This slowed her time not only costing her first place (she came in second) but also the $10,000 cash prize.
Source and image: stackexchange.com
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In August 2006, a skydiving group´s plane crashed near St. Louis, Missouri. Out of the eight people on board, just two survived, including Australian Kimberly Dear. Kimberly only survived thanks to the sacrifice of Robert Cook, a 22-year-old skydiving instructor who voluntarily shielded her body at the moment of the impact, losing his own life in the act.
Source: www.smh.com.au, image: en.wikipedia.org
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When Travis Selinka, a 10-year-old boy from Carlsbad, California, lost his hair has after weeks of radiation to treat his brain cancer in 2013, he was very apprehensive about returning to school without hair. However, his classmates at the El Camino Creek Elementary School decided to stand by his side by shaving their heads in a show of support. Travis was blown away by the gesture.
Source: thefw.com, image: ktla.com
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Shortly after 23 Egyptian Christians were killed in a suicidal bombing by radical Islamists in Cairo in December 2010, a group of random Egyptian Christians joined hands and formed a protective circle surrounding hundreds of Muslims who were vulnerable as they knelt in prayer in order to protect them from potential retributive attacks.
Source and image: www.dailymail.co.uk
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