FEW UNBELIEVABLE SACRIFICES

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We have all heard aboutsacrifices, and at some point, we might have also sacrificed certain things inour lives for the betterment of our family and friends. Similarly, here is thelist of ten people who have sacrificed big for the greater good of humanity.Continue reading and feel inspired by their altruistic nature.

1.  Jonas Salk, who invented the poliovaccine. Jonas Salk developed a “killed-virus” vaccinefor POLIO. When Salk was asked who owned the patent, he said the people ownedit because the research was funded by charitable donations raised by the Marchof Dimes. According to Forbes, if Salk hadpatented the vaccine, he would have been richer by $7 billion.

      Jesus Garcia, who saved a miningtown     from a massive explosion. The hay on the roof of a train had caught fire by the sparksflying from the train’s chimney stack. The train was transporting dynamite.He realized that if the dynamite caught on fire, then the town of Nacozari wouldbe in danger. To save the town from a full-blown explosion, he got intothe train and drove it in reverse at full-steam for six kilometers to get thetrain far away from the civilization before the train exploded. The explosionkilled him and a few other passengers, but the town was safe.

BillionaireChuck Feeney, who gave away his fortune. He has given away about$8 billion in his lifetime. His personal net worth is just over $2 million now.

Tim Berners-Lee, whoinvented the World Wide Web The WorldWide Web is an information system It was invented in 1989 by Englishscientist Tim Berners-Lee. His net worth is currently around $50million. If he had patented his idea in 1989, the Internet would be a differentplace, and he could have been a billionaire, but he gave it to the world forfree.