According to some studies heroes are believed to be smart, strong, resilient, selfless, caring, charismatic, reliable, and inspiring. However, in our daily life we don’t have to possess all of these great character traits to become a real hero and inspire the people around us.

Bright Side gathered the most outstanding examples of human creativity proving that not all heroes wear capes.

21. “A guy saw me struggling on the quiz and handed me a pencil.”

20. This guy is a real genius.

19. That moment when you find an onion ring in your fries:

18. This Uber driver has a charging cord for their passengers.

17. “I just saved 140 people’s lives today on my flight.”

16. Sometimes all it takes is a key to be a hero.

15. Istanbul locals saved a tourist’s car from falling into the sea by sitting on the hood until assistance arrived.

14. His niece was embarrassed to wear her princess costume to the movies so he decided to change that.

13. This 80-year-old man rescues stray dogs and takes them for train rides.

12. “My little brother dressed up as a stock photo for Halloween.”

11. “Some people sneak candy into the movie theater. My mom sneaks in corn-on-the-cob.”

10. “This guy came to our programming class and blessed us with waffles, which he cooked at his desk.”

9. “My boyfriend asked me what I wanted to eat and I said I don’t know and this what he brings me.”

8. “My professor showed up to our 7:30 a.m. final in his pajamas to protest being forced to have finals that early.”

7. This guy goes around the neighborhood like an ice cream truck guy selling BBQ on the weekends.

6. “My team helped me out with good lighting so I could take a nice pic of myself eating pizza.”

5. “A guy in my neighborhood is helping other drivers out.”

4. “Today I am the airport hero.”

3. “In order not to fight over air conditioning, we created this in our office. Now we can adjust the air flows.”

2. The most important skill in modern life:

1. They said no man could hold 47 pizzas. He proved them wrong.

What is the most heroic thing you’ve done in your life? Share your experience in the comments!

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