History's 26 Most Incredible Heroes That You Never Heard Of

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History's 26 Most Incredible Heroes That You Never Heard Of

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Correcting glaring errors and omissions in the history books is what our readers do best, and it's a truly noble calling. There are uncounted numbers of people that average humans have never heard of, who made meaningful, important contributions to the world.

So instead of letting the winners write the history books, how about if we focus on people who actually deserve our admiration, like:

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Madam C.J. Walker She was a businesswoman, philanthropist. and activist, who rose from poverty to become one of the first African American female mill

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Gino Bartali Aside from being a champion road cyclist who won the Giro d'Italia three times and the Tour de France twice, he was also a humble nationa

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