Natives of the island of Aran off Ireland fish from a spot that's 300 feet above the sea. In Sacket's Harbor, New York, there's a structure that recalls a curious episode in the War of 1812 against the British. It concerns an American soldier, not a lofty monument to his bravery, but rather evidence of the fact he was a deserter. The soldier facing execution for desertion was pardoned only because he single-handedly constructed a drinking well right on the battlefield so that his thirsty comrades-in-arms would have fresh water. Believe It or Not!
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