Hugo Tale-Yax: Homeless Hero

On the morning of April 18th, Hugo Tale-Yax was just another homeless immigrant trying to make a decent living in the big city. Hold on, he was a immigrant? Obviously, he must be a tax-cheating, job-stealing, no-good jerk, right? If you just shook your head in agreement, you should hang your head in shame. Discriminating against someone due to their social class isn't as cool as it once was in the 90s; especially if it's Hugo Tale-Yax.

I doubt you'll discriminate me, if I had a knife.

The story began on the early morning of April 18th, 2010. Hugo was probably minding his own business, waiting for sunrise when he was suddenly thrown into a life-changing situation. He suddenly witnessed a strange man approach a woman with a knife. If you were in Hugo's shoes, what would you do? Quietly turn around and walk the other way, pretending not to see anything? Take a step back and quietly dial the police as the women gets robbed at knife point or stabbed to death? Or would you decide that it would be morally wrong to walk away and run over to the knife-wielding criminal and try to save a person you don't even know, risking your life with every step you take?

What Would You Do?

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Wojtek: A True Soldier

Wojtek served under the the Polish Army, and was formally drafted in the 22nd Artillery Supply Company in order to get him into a British transport ship when the unit was traveling to Egypt. Why was it that he needed to be drafted? Because the British High Command didn't allow pets or animals in the camps. Pesty British right? Hold on, what's that? Oh yeah, Wojtek was a Syrian Brown Bear.

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