20 Insane Historical Photos
Apparently our grandparents' generation laughed at the concept of 'we're really, really, really too high up to be doing this.'
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Sure, old people look a little feeble to us now, but after seeing the following pictures, we'll be keeping that observation to ourselves.
Because, well, behind those cute little wrinkles and spectacled eyes, there's probably a badass lurking inside.
![The first ever aerial refueling happened in 1921 when Wesley May simply carried a 5 gallon can of gasoline on his back from one plane to another.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/8/8/549388.jpg?v=1)
![CRACKEDoC CONT Long before computer simulations, inventors improved their designs by trial end error. When testing a parachute they usually could, fai](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/7/4/549374.jpg?v=1)
![The Tour de France in the 1920s and 30s. Thousands of miles, high speeds, hills and all-you-can-drink wine! They definitely earn the Yellow Jersey in](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/3/2/549532.jpg?v=1)
![Pictured: A high- CRACKED COM rise construction worker, 1931. Not pictured: A safety harness](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/3/4/549534.jpg?v=1)
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![Barnstorming was a form of stunt performance popular in the 20s, a time when folks had just discovered powered flight. These stunts include: A perform](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/1/0/549410.jpg?v=1)
![Acrobats balancing on the ledge of the Empire State Building in August 21, 1934. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/0/0/549400.jpg?v=1)
![Underwater fashion models, a man- eating shark, and a ping pong table. Recipe for disaster??... No way, man!... it's the 40's!!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/9/8/549398.jpg?v=1)
![CRACKED.COM So what happened to these students here? Drunken Brawl? Clash with the police during a demonstration? Apparently, attending Princeton is n](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/6/6/549366.jpg?v=1)
![CRAGKEDCOM Lion tamer Captain Jack Bonaventura, sitting in his awesome, dangerous throne surrounded! by his 13 lions](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/9/6/549396.jpg?v=1)
![Maria Spelterini was the first woman to cross Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. Not only she did accomplish the feat without any safety equipment, she als](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/4/2/549442.jpg?v=1)
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![Football helmet testing in 1912.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/8/2/549382.jpg?v=1)
![GRAGKEDCON THIS IS MANUEL KING, A TEXAS CIRCUS ANIMAL TRAINER, IN 1933 WHEN HE WAS 11 YEARS OLD, ALREADY SHOWING THE LIONS WHOS BOSS.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/6/4/549364.jpg?v=1)
![YAKIMA CANUTT WAS A STUNT DOUBLE IN MANY SILENT ERA FILMS WHO PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY SAFETY HARNESS. HIS MOST NOTABLE WORK IS THE SCENE WHERE HE LEAPS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/7/2/549372.jpg?v=1)
![Painter chilling on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1953. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/7/0/549370.jpg?v=1)
![CRACKEDC COMT In the late 20's people were trying to prove their strength in the most insane ways. This guy nailed it!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/6/2/549362.jpg?v=1)
![Here's Bob Geesey shooting a pipe out ofhis wife's mouth during one of their shows in 1948. CRAun Here he is shooting small chalk disks. It's hard to](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/6/8/549368.jpg?v=1)
![Here are some Russian soldiers during the 50s, hand feeding canned condensed milk to wild polar bears.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/8/0/549380.jpg?v=1)