TIL that during the siege of Leningrad during World War II, 28 scientists chose to die of hunger while protecting the seed vault at the Vavilov Institute rather than eating the seeds
https://www.grunge.com/954712/the-battle-of-leningrads-unexpected-heroes-were-scientists-who-starved-themselves-to-death/
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https://www.grunge.com/954712/the-battle-of-leningrads-unexpected-heroes-were-scientists-who-starved-themselves-to-death/
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The Battle Of Leningrad's Unexpected Heroes Were Scientists Who Starved Themselves To Death
In the midst of misery, there was a small group of Russians who, in one of the most incredible stories of World War II, actually chose to starve to death.Garrett S. Griffin (Grunge)
