Here's an interesting (and quite funny in parts) post at EsoterX about humans who can for some unexplained reason tolerate abnormally high temperatures:
https://esoterx.com/2019/09/04/human-sal...perpowers/
The title is explained by this case:
Chamouni was the celebrated “Russian Salamander,” assuming the title of “The Incombustible.” His great feat was to enter an oven with a raw leg of mutton, not retiring until the meat was well baked. This person eventually lost his life in the performance of this feat; his ashes were conveyed to his native town [Mojaisk, Russia], where a monument was erected over them.
https://esoterx.com/2019/09/04/human-sal...perpowers/
The title is explained by this case:
Chamouni was the celebrated “Russian Salamander,” assuming the title of “The Incombustible.” His great feat was to enter an oven with a raw leg of mutton, not retiring until the meat was well baked. This person eventually lost his life in the performance of this feat; his ashes were conveyed to his native town [Mojaisk, Russia], where a monument was erected over them.