“Humans Are Metal”: This Online Group Celebrates People That Are Real-Life Heroes

Known remains of Homo sapiens date back approximately 300,000 years. During our time on Earth, we have evolved an innate ability to do remarkable things. And I’m not just talking about taming fire or walking on the Moon. As the subreddit r/HumansAreMetal shows, our species demonstrates its physical and mental capabilities every day. From archaeologists to flight attendants and railway dispatchers, continue scrolling to meet the people who prove that everybody can be a hero in their unique way.

10 PHOTOS

#1 Not Op, Wanted To Share The Story

#2 Syrian Archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad Devoted His Life To The Excavation And Restoration Of Palmyra, A Unesco World Heritage Site. He Was Beheaded By Isis After Refusing To Disclose The Location Of Ancient Artifacts, Despite A Month Of Torture. He Died A Hero Of Heritage Protection

#3 Stumbled Upon This Pic And Thought The Shirt Was Just A Vulgar Cry For Attention

Turns out, these are the words this jogger screamed at her would-be sexual assaulter in a public restroom, and the squiggly lines are the GPS trail of her evading, and beating up her attacker. Respect

#4 Willem Arondéus Was A Homosexual Dutch Artist Who Bombed The Amsterdam Public Records Office In Ww2 To Hinder The Nazi Effort To Identify Dutch Jews

He was caught and sentenced to death, his last words were “Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards”

#5 This Legend Called Marcin Took Serious Burns To His Hands To Save Animals At A Zoo

#6 Hedy Lamarr Escaped From Her Nazi Husband By Disguising Herself As Her Maid, Became A Top Actress In Hollywood, Then Co-Developed A Radio Guidance System For Allied Torpedoes- The Principles Of Which Are Incorporated Into Today's Bluetooth And Gps Technology

#7 The Daughter Of Minoo Majidi--A Mother Of Two Who Was Killed By The Iranian Regime While Protesting For Mahsa Amini--Stands At Her Mother's Gravesite. She Is Defiantly Unveiled, And In Her Left Hand She Holds The Hair She Cut From Her Head

#8 Man Took Bullets From A Shotgun In Iran

#9 What A Courageous Woman

#10 A Member Of The Harlem Hellfighters (369th Infantry Regiment) Poses For The Camera While Holding A Dog That He Saved During The First World War Of 1918