15+ True Stories That Inspired Hollywood Films That Charity Had No Part Of

Published on 11/22/2017
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Everest

The book, or rather autobiography, Left for Dead: My Journey Home From Everest tells the story of Beck Weathers. Weathers was part of just eight on a guide through Mount Everest. However what followed on that guide is known as the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. A huge blizzard came and many who tried to return to safety did not survive. Weathers managed to just barely survive and make it back home.

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Everest

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Lion

When Saroo Brierley was five years old, he was separated from his family while they were on a train journey from his home town, Khandwa to Burhanpur. Miles away from home, Brierley managed to survie on his home for weeks until he ventured out into the city. Before long, an Australian couple adopted him. 25 years later, Brierley located his biological mother through the help of Google Maps.

Lion

Lion

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