| Situation | Almost [More] Famous | 'More Famous' Counterpart |
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| Perhaps the most well-know second place finisher, this man turned down an offer to set foot on the moon before Neil Armstrong. | |
| This former MLB slugger broke the single season home run record – but another player broke it by more in the same year. | |
| Although this man co-wrote 'The Communist Manifesto' his partner gets almost all historical credit for the foundation of Marxist Communism. | |
| This team selected Sam Bowie before Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft. | |
| John D. Rockefeller began his business career here, and had the city not subjected him to endless financial battles, it might have experienced a boom as a result of his success. | |
| She could have been Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz if Century Fox had been willing to lend her to MGM. | |
| He was the second African American player in the MLB 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson. | |
| Independent from Alexander Graham Bell, this man developed the telephone. However, Graham Bell filed for a patent 2 hours before him. | |
| This club's owner, Harry Frazee, refused to raise Babe Ruth's salary to $20,000 and traded him as a result. | |
| These twins claim the basic idea for Facebook was stolen from them. | |
| About ten years ago, Apple was in financial trouble before receiving a $150 million infusion from this rival company, who soon took a back seat to Apple in the tech industry. | |
| This man, though famous for his role in The Godfather, might be more well-known had he accepted the lead roles in Superman and Kramer vs. Kramer. | |
| This first baseman was in a slump when his manager benched him in favor of Lou Gehrig, who then started 2,130 consecutive games (first and last name required). | |
| This internet corporation rejected proposals to buy Google for $5 billion in 2001 and Facebook for $1 billion in 2006. Facebook and Google are now worth a total of $175 billion. | |
| This former basketball player may have been considered an all-time great had he not lived in the shadow of Michael Jordan. Without Jordan, he averaged 22 ppg, 8.7 rpg, and 5.6 apg. | |
| He was replaced as the Beatles' drummer in 1962 just months before 'Love Me Do' gained them mainstream success and popularity. | |
| This man developed a theory of evolution due to natural selection at the same time as Charles Darwin, but, having weaker evidence and reputation, he was less accepted and credited. | |
| The Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon, not Bowie. Not as bad of a pick. | |
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