# Great stories

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Some stories I like and often tell people:

• Unkillable Finish soldier
  • Ambushed by Soviets during the Continuation war in 1944
  • Takes his entire squad's month supply of Pervitin (meth)
  • ...
  • Survives and lives to 71
• Ernest Shackleton (book)
  • Went to Antarctica in 1914 to walk across it
  • Got stuck in the ice for 9 months
  • Ship broke and had to try to make it to civilization
  • ...
  • All 28 crew survive the 633 day expedition
• David Goggins (book)
  • Lost 106 in 3 months to try out for the Navy SEALS
  • "Failed" training 2 times due to health issues
  • Passed on final attempt and finished training with broken legs
  • Ran 100 miles in 24 hours with no cardio prep in the past 6 months
  • Ran more crazy ultramarathons
  • Did all of this with a heart condition that made his heart less effective?!
  • Started smoke jumping for fun in the wildfire season
• CIA precursor plot to make Hitler feminine
• The 1968 race to sail solo non-stop around the world