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TIL a pizza delivery driver in 2022, Nick Bostic, received the Carnegie Medal. The award is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. The medal is North America's highest honor for civilian heroism.

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