Sometimes history has a way of twisting a story to make villains into heroes or heroes into villains. Someone in the right place at the right time can be credited with an amazing invention, or maybe they just stole it and said it was theirs. In any event, there are plenty of people who have gotten by doing far less than most people think.
This is an encore of one of our previous lists, as presented by our YouTube host Simon Whistler. Read the full list!