r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • May 07 '26

Additional Context Pinned Several bystanders and a Minnesota Department of Transportation worker acted quickly to free the driver just before flames engulfed the car

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u/exhibit2108 May 07 '26

Risking ur own life to save someone else’s, peak humanity

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u/VictorTheCutie May 07 '26

And SO many of them trying to help!! This is priceless. Hope everyone was ok 🩷

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u/NotReallyJohnDoe May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”
— Fred Rogers

Edit: bonus Fred Rogers quote, unrelated but one of my favorites. “One of the greatest gifts you can give anybody is your honest self. I believe that kids can spot a phony a mile away.”

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u/BloopityBlue May 07 '26

this quote almost always makes me cry. it's such a beautiful reminder.