While avoiding some angry male on male action and daily shankings, these guys influenced the course of history.

Turns out there have been plenty of people throughout history that made amazing contributions to modern culture and got precisely jack in return.

In the Cold War days, the world was essentially divided into two factions: Rambo and the dirty commies. But the Cold War wasn't really about physical combat, it was more like telling stories around a campfire: Whoever has the scariest idea, wins. It didn't matter if it was real or not, the goal was to convince the other side you were crazy.

Terrorism isn't exactly rocket science. It's something pretty much anyone can do. But, incredibly, people still manage to fuck it up.