"I spent half my life in the military, and I used to come home, take off my little soldier hat, put on my painter's hat, and there I'd build the kind of world that I wanted. It was peaceful, it was quiet, there was no hassles, nobody was yelling. And it was good, everything was good. Nobody was going to get shot or hurt, not in my world." "The Joy of Painting" host Bob Ross was known for his calm, soothing demeanor — but before he launched his painting career, he spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. There, he rose to the rank of master drill sergeant and considered himself a "mean" person, even earning himself the nickname "Bust-'em-up Bobby." But it was his disdain for his tough role and his love for the mountains surrounding his Alaskan Air Force base that led him to pursue painting.

Jean Hilliard experienced a car accident in extremely cold conditions. She attempted to reach her friend's house, located two miles away but collapsed just 15 feet from the destination. With temperatures plunging to -22F, she remained outdoors for six hours before being discovered. At the hospital, doctors found her skin too frozen to inject a hypodermic needle, and her heart rate was alarmingly low at 12 beats per minute. In an effort to gradually warm her body, she was wrapped in an electric blanket. Astonishingly, as her body temperature increased, her vital signs started normalizing. She regained consciousness the same day. After a 49-day hospital stay, she made a remarkable full recovery.

In Uncharted (2022) Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer (Tom Holland and Sophia Ali) wash up on a beach and meet a stranger who says something similar happened to him once. That actor is Nolan North, the original voice actor for Nathan Drake in the Uncharted video games.