Zachary Frey
If you have any inquiries, you can PM me on Cracked or email me at zwfrey1@gmail.com
If you have a pitch and are looking for advice or something, I can probably help you. I am especially knowledgeable in politics, geography, random chickenshit places in weird countries (there is a decent chance I have been there. I might have pictures), history (American or otherwise), crime (not first hand), economics, and a bunch of other stuff i forgot to write down.
6 People With WTF Secret Lives Absolutely Nobody Saw Coming
Be kind to everyone you meet. You never know who is actually an enforcer for a drug dealer or a vampire LARPer.
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6 Staggeringly Huge Problems (Everybody Somehow Survived)
Sometimes things can go spectacularly, amazingly wrong, and (almost) everyone can still walk way.
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- By Zachary Frey, Mark H.
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6 Epic Crime Sprees That Shouldn't Have Been Possible
Despite the fact that we know most criminals are just assholes, there's still a soft spot in our heart for a good outlaw.
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5 Real 'Conspiracies' Confirmed By People Swept Up In Them
Sometimes you just walk through your front door one bright and sunny morning and smack straight into some wide-ranging and lethal conspiracy orchestrated by the powers that be.
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The 5 Most Spectacular On-The-Job F#@% Ups By The Police
The best thing you can say about police misconduct in the headlines is that they're often cases of split-second decisions gone wrong. The worst, well, you're about to find out ...
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5 Insane True Stories That Change How You Picture WWII
The best evidence of how batshit things got is that so many of the weirder stories just became footnotes in your history book.
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6 Historical Heroes Who Did Awful Things Nobody Talks About
Every real hero had an ugly side.
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5 Nightmare Realities When Your Money Is Suddenly Worthless
We spoke to a few folks who witnessed the rise and dramatic fall of the Zimbabwe dollar. This is what we learned.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Zachary Frey, Piet Swartrouster
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The 5 Stupidest Reasons Countries Have Changed Their Borders
Border disputes sometimes barrel past boring ol' war and keep going right on into Crazytown.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Zachary Frey, Rob Rose
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7 Real Humans Who Survived Shockingly Violent Deaths
These people don't ever face mortality, because they're too busy giving it a wedgie and kicking its feet while it walks so it trips all over the place.
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The 6 Most Amazing Pranks (You Won't Believe Worked)
NOTE: Many of these will still get you arrested.
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Truly Spectacular Real-Life Heists
When we relay the following stories of spectacular real-life heists, we're not saying we approve of what they did, or suggest you try it. It's just nice to see someone who takes a little pride in their work, that's all.
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5 Real Supervillain Attacks on America That History Forgot
Prior to 9/11, we could scarcely believe such a thing was even possible. But that's only because our memories totally suck.
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5 Uprisings Cut from U.S. History for Being Too Successful
Overthrowing a government takes an enormous amount of planning, strategy, and resources. Or, you know, just a gigantic set of balls.
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5 Staggeringly Huge Disasters Caused by Small Minded Idiots
If you're having a crappy day at work, just know it could be much, much worse.
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5 Modern Leaders Way Crazier Than You Thought Possible
We fully expect that our elected officials are doing shit behind the scenes that is either corrupt, depraved, or both. But often times, it's much worse than you think.
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- By Chris Rio, Zachary Frey
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7 Disasters Everyone Survived (That a Highlander Wouldn't)
We can only imagine the survivors of the following incidents were forever looking over their shoulders to see if the relentless specter of death was trying to sneak up on them to finish the job.
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- By Douglas A. McDonnell, Zachary Frey
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6 Nobodies Who Turned Into Action Heroes Without Warning
Real action hero shit happens every day ... and doesn't even require action heroes to make it happen.
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5 Absurd Action Movie Scenes That Happened in Real Life
These very real people who found themselves faced with extraordinary circumstances -- and reacted by ramping a flaming police car into those circumstances.
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5 Horrifying Attacks on America Your History Books Left Out
If this stuff happened today, there'd be a war. But due to extenuating circumstances at the time, they barely dented history.
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