Did you catch the 60 Minutes interview with the Hero on the Hudson? Very absorbing, what with new details from US Airways’ Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and his crew.

But what interested me even more were some behind-the-scene details, that we didn’t learn from the interview – that I present to you now (and thanks, Gawker).

• Heroic Feat #1: Our hero kindly granted an interview with a high school kid before the CBS show – and believe me, news shows don’t like getting scooped by anyone – even a kid. But clearly the Capt. wants to “save journalism”
• Heroic Feat #2: After the crash, Our Hero went to the trouble of calling his local library to ask for an extension on a book he’d taken out – because it was in the hold of his sunken plane. Tell me honestly – would you bother? Naturally, the book was about “professional ethics”