Fannie Quigley: The Legendary Alaskan Miner
She also wrote the greatest pie recipe of all time.
5 Badass Celebrities Who Were Also Secretly Spies
Being a good spy requires the ability to blend in. Or for some, the ability to be the center of attention.
Badass Retirees Who Helped Stop Crimes In Progress
For all you know, that walker could be home to a plethora of Batman-esque crime-fighting tools.
3 Badass Humanitarian Efforts From 2018
Volunteerism is awesome. Many people banding together during the worst times is incredible.
5 Awesome Kids Who Helped Solve Real Crimes
Some kids spend their free time playing video games. Others bust real criminals.
5 Times Sports Professionals Were Ruined By Amateurs
They call them professionals for a reason. But they’re not the best every day.
4 Badass LGBT Women Who Helped Shape The Course Of American History
Some people have to overcome way more than others, in order to change history in badass ways.
5 Undercover Journalists Who Risked It All For The Scoop
Some folks go to great lengths to uncover amazing stories.
5 Retirees Who Make Us All Look Like Slackers
Youth isn’t always the answer to forward progress. As proof, just check out these ass-kickers.
5 Average People Who Became Rulers By Sheer Chance
Some people daydream about what it would mean to be royalty. These folks happened into it by complete accident.
Real Life Secret Identities No One Saw Coming
Superheroes are real. Or at least—people who masquerade as them are.
5 People Who Calmly Stared Death In The Face
Sometimes life throws the unexpected at you. And when it does, just remain calm, like these people.
Legendary Badasses Whose Stories Were Buried By Racism
One thing you learn as you get older: History has many editors, and they love using that delete key.
5 Times People Looked Disasters In The Face ... And Had Their Big Day Anyway
It’s like raaaaiiiiiiinnnnn … on your wedding day! Er, well, not rain. More like a volcano that’s spitting lava 2300 feet into the air.
5 Disabled Rogues Who Kicked History's Ass
When someone tells a rogue that he or she can’t do something, the correct response is to give them the finger and do that thing right in their face.
4 Jesters Who Were Straight-Up Badasses
You know those standup comedians who joke about being total wusses in real life? Yeah, these guys weren’t one of those.
5 Of The Most Badass Women In Warrior History
These ladies heard, “You can’t do that; you’re a woman,” and then stuffed that phrase into a cannon and shot it into the sun.
4 Sex Workers Who Became Major Historical Influencers
The “hooker with a heart of gold” trope suggests finding a prostitute capable of empathy is somehow a rarity. These ladies went waaaaay beyond that shallow cliche.