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Back in History class, we're taught to learn about the traditionally significant people who changed our world: from the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, the Wright Brothers, FDR, to Lewis and Clark, each and every one of those names (should) ring a bell. Yet, throughout the world's major wars and adventures into uncharted territory, there have been many unsung individual achievements not talked about in our classrooms. Some are too crazy to believe, yet many are real life versions of what we see in the movies. From WWII soldiers going back into battle in the name of their country after losing arms and ears, to adventurers who face the toughest odds in order to go where no man has been, here are 10 Crazy Wikipedia Profiles From History.

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