# James Harrison is a hero.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-is-a-hero/543562>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-is-a-hero/543562 "2010-06-17T15:59:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-is-a-hero/543562/1 "2010-06-17T15:59:01Z")

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[Linky](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1259627/Man-golden-arm-James-Harrison-saves-2million-babies-half-century-donating-rare-blood.html)

James Harrison is 74 years old. He has given blood almost a thousand times. Good for him.

But wait! There’s more!

Mr. Harrison has a rare factor in his blood that is used to save babies whose parents have mis-matched Rh factors. (You remember that from biology class, right?)

He has saved about two million babies.

Now, doesn’t that make you proud to be a human?

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-is-a-hero/543562/2 "2010-06-17T16:51:45Z")

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Wow. That’s one guy who never has to wonder whether his existence is justified! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-is-a-hero/543562/3 "2010-06-17T17:03:43Z")

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Awesome mutation, man. 😃