10 Crazy Plans That Actually Worked!

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It’s a staple of cheesy action movies and TV shows—a harebrained solution that is so outlandish the protagonists just might pull it off. “It’s just crazy enough to work,” they always say. However, plans that seem wildly implausible, but somehow manage to succeed, don’t only exist in the world of fiction. Below are 10 real-life crazy schemes, plans, and ideas that really were just wacky enough to work…

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5. Pretending to be mythical vampires to quell rebellion
4. Escaping from prison… in a helicopter
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