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"Over a 1000 pipers died during WWI. These extraordinary men were sitting ducks as they went over the top to pipe their men into battle. Piper Harry Lunan was the last surviving piper and he said,⁣
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'I just played whatever came in to my head, but I was worried about tripping on the uneven ground, which interrupted my playing. The enemy fire was murderous, the men were falling all around me. I was lucky to survive. Hearing the pipes gave the troops courage.'"⁣ 

Source: Lost in History. 

He holds the Guiness World Record for longest time adrift at sea—alone. When told of the record, he said, “ I hope no one will ever have to break it.”⁣
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Lim was a 25-year-old seaman from the south coast of China when he hopped on a British merchant ship in 1942. Shortly after leaving Cape Town, the ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat. As the ship was sinking, Poon put on a life jacket and managed to swim to a raft that was stocked with fresh water, biscuits, an electric torch and some flares. He estimated there was enough supplies onboard to survive for a month.⁣
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In the first month, Poon came in to contact with a freighter, U.S. Navy Patrol and another German U-boat; they all ignored his frantic calls for her help. Poon later recalled that these moments were the hardest to overcome mentally. However, he did not give up. He took matters into his own hands and decided he could not rely on others. He focused on what he could control and that was to stay alive until he drifted onto land.⁣
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In order to keep his body in shape, Poon began swimming twice a day in shark infested waters. He lost weight but retained most of his muscles. When he ran out of water, he used the canvas covering his life jacket to capture rainwater. He used the last few pieces of his biscuit as bait on a fish hook he made using the wires in the electric torch. For every fish he caught, he would save the remains to use as bait for his next meal.⁣
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During a long stretch of days with no rain, Poon collected seaweed from the bottom of his raft and shaped it to resemble a bird's nest. He added fish remains into the seaweed nest and placed them above his raft. The rotting stench of the fish attracted seagulls which he would catch with his barehands. He would drink their blood to quench his thirst. He once used bird remains to fish for a shark, which attacked him when he pulled it onboard. He used a water jug as a club to subdue the thrashing shark.⁣

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The man was later identified to be August Landmesser. He had joined the Nazi party in 1931, believing that doing so would help him land a job during a poor economy. However, in 1934, Landmesser fell in love with a Jewish woman named Irma Eckler.

A year later, they became engaged, but their marriage application was denied by newly enacted Nuremberg laws, which prohibited marriages between Jews and non-Jews. This however, did not deter them from having children, and Eckler gave birth to their first daughter, Ingrid, in 1935.

Two years later, Landmesser and his wife and daughter attempted to flee Germany to Denmark, but were apprehended by authorities. Landmesser was charged with "dishonoring the race," but was later acquitted due to lack of evidence and was ordered to end his relationship with Eckler.

He refused to abandon his wife and was eventually arrested again in 1938. This time, he was sentenced to hard labor for 3 years at a nearby concentration camp. It was the last time he would see his wife and daughter.

Eckler was sent to prison where she gave birth to her second daughter, Irene. From there, she was sent to a concentration camp where she is believed to have perished in 1942. Landmesser was released from his duties in 1941, and was eventually drafted to fight against the Allies. He was killed in action in Croatia in 1944.

The two daughters were placed with foster parents and survived the war.

Source: Lost In History.