The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/SpecialNeedsBurrito on 2024-10-11 17:45:31.

Original Title: TIL a clown saved 300 children during the deadliest avalanche in history. Only 400 people survived out of around 18,000 in the town of Yungay, Peru. The children were attending a circus and a clown led them to higher ground moments before the avalanche destroyed the entire town.