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When we learn about historical figures in school, most of the time we tend to think of them as the heroes of their own stories. Yet some of those very figures we saw as heroes weren’t seen as quite so heroic in each other’s eyes. In many cases, they were even sworn enemies. Here are historical rivalries between important figures that you probably didn’t know about.
#1: Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison
The two great inventors, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, didn’t always get along so well. I guess that ’s how it is when two people are competing for the same status, but they also had actual disagreements about the production of electricity. The rivalry was nicknamed “The War of the Currents”.
