There are other comebacks too though. These fall more into the “underdog” category. They happen quite often in sports and competition. It’s when one team is beating another team by a large amount, and then the losing team comes back to win. That’s the classic example. The thing about our list, however, is that we stretch the term to its more colloquial sense. What we mean is that everything from sports teams to actors to entire countries are included. This means that our list touches on anything or anybody that was at one point doing well, then fell from their relatively secure position, and then somehow managed to climb all the way back up. Now, that’s not to say that the country/person/thing is necessarily at the top right now. For example, the Spartans were doing great, then the Persians came and started beating them, then the Spartans beat the Persians, and now Sparta is just a memory. So, as you can see, the key point in our list is the comeback and the comeback alone. These are 25 Comebacks In History That Were Completely Unexpected! Featured Image: pixabay Note: For those of you who don’t know, this happened in 2004 when she was treated with an experimental method known as the Milwaukee Protocol. Basically, she was put into a medically induced coma and injected with antiviral drugs.