Tales of heroism have a tendency to transcend borders in a way that other stories often don’t.
I’m sure you’ve heard of the Herculean deeds of young Austin Applebee, who swam for hours to save his family when an evening of water sports went horribly wrong in Australia. There’s something about his bravery that brings a tear to my eye: he battled against the odds of what a human body can ordinarily endure, and he won, big time.
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