23 Amazing People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books

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They say history is written by the winners, but frankly we're pretty sure history is just written by dickheads. How else do you explain how these folks got shoved aside for the names that we've come to know and love?

Well, it's time to fix that bullshit. With the help of Purveyor of Truth Auntiememe, we bring you some names that you probably have never heard of before, but absolutely should have.

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Hans Lippershey is the inventor ofthe telescope. Lippershey, a Dutchman, applied for a patent in 1608. The Dutch government -HH refused his patent, an

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Klingons The Federation tarfleet Command The Prime Directive The Gorn Khan The Warp Drive ...all created by Gene Coon. CRACKEDCON http.od.memorf alpha

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100 years before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings Graham took a stand against segregated public transportationo She was a church organist, and she neede

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Yeliu Chucai made Genghis Khan a ruler. Yelu was Genghis' Prime Minister, and when Genghis decided to level China to make pastureland for his horses,

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John Wayne copied all of his everything from a man named Yakima Canutt. Not only was he Wayne's stunt double, he also taught him how to fight, on and

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