Old-Timey Photos You Won't Believe 

I've worked long and hard here at Cracked to make it clear that the past was badass. All you have to do is shift through old-timey photos, and you quickly realize that people back then possessed neither sanity nor a sense of self-preservation. Trust us, the explanation behind these seemingly inexplicable photos tends to make them even more baffling.

So ... what can that be other than two Nazi scientists doing repairs on a robot super-soldier?

Actually, this 1964 pic from Popular Science depicts the wizards/Nazi scientists at Walt Disney Studios building an automated caveman for the 1964 New York World's Fair. See? That's not horrifying at all.

Walt Disney was quick to calm the world's fears about his horrifying creations, reminding everyone that only he knew "the killing code."

This 1890s photo is of the legendary "Armless Wonder" Charles B. Tripp of Woodstock, Canada, who was born without arms yet enjoyed a fantastic career in the furniture business. Next to him sits Eli Bowen of Ohio, who if you look closely was born without legs but does enjoy two feet.

In the compassionate late 19th century, being born with a deformity meant joining the circus. So both men toured the world with Barnum and Bailey and eventually married, though it was Bowen who wooed ladies as "the handsomest man in his line of business."

Take that, Mr. "Armless Wonder"!