50 Of The Best History-Based Memes, As Shared By This Instagram Account

history would have been so much more interesting if that happened

Bring back original Coca Cola

Even I could make it in that amount of time (I think).

Hmm. Historical accuracy. Does that even exist?

His opener, as recorded by reporters, was “I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot.....Fortunately I had my manuscript, so you see I was going to make a long speech, and there is a bullet—this is where the bullet went through—and it probably saved me from it going into my heart. The bullet is in me now, so I cannot make a very long speech, but I will try my best.”

The fact that the US still allows people to sign up to fight a war before it allows them to purchase beer is mind boggling

That's Argentina where at least 85% of the population has European ancestry.

What about Darth Vader? He had to go nearly his whole life with a full body suit including mask! Poor guy!

The sewer worker got a reward for the discovery. He had had ample opportunity to steal from the vault, but had decided to let the bank directors know of the problem instead.

I could see some poor Japanese army cartographer trying to tell his bosses about the island that kept moving but being told he is drunk and go back to bed.

She just looks so thrilled.

Do Australians call America out for this? I’m not aware this is a thing. We know we can’t point the finger here and most, educated, Australians wouldn’t dream of it. Glass houses and all that

Breznev bought some Stalin prop moustache, but aimed too high when applying them.

Oooh, love me some Ancient Aliens lol. Giorgio Tsoukalos' coiffure is a wonder to behold all on its own.

Quite right. I'm glad someone is out there manning the barricades and standing up for workers' rights!

Weren't they formed in nazi germany

I'm not a genius but I'm pretty sure you can't just move a boarder. Like a property line, it is still there even if not seen.

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There was Emu war in 1932

Amazing what you can do with a horse and a sword, isn't it. I've always wondered, is that how polo was invented?

Henry I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII. Elizabeth I, II. Victoria. What do we win?

As a UK citizen, I can confirm this in nonsense! We were taught about the wonderful British Empire - a movement that brought peace and order to the globe.

So you've the technology to bend time to your will, but not to control where you go?

For those who don't know. Napoleon lost much of his Grande Armee (great army) due to cold weather in Russia, winter of 1812-1813.

*cackles in greek orthodox*

Ah, so the Soviets were actually playing the long game all along by getting us Americans addicted to cheap quality fried chicken in order to make us too fat to fight (as the army has weight restrictions)! From the bottom of my Family Fill-up, all I can truly say is that they just need to bring back the potato wedges and we'll be defeated for sure (seriously, why did they did they take them off the menu and replace them with fries?)

Finland is the quiet next door neighbour who never gives you any trouble but if you upset them they might just kick the s**t out of you. I think Russia are starting to realise that with Ukraine......

Don’t get it

Couldn't have put it better myself!

Shudders in German. Shudders even more in Chinese from 1966 to 1968.

Classic example of how to create hyper-inflation. The more $$$ you print the less money is worth. Germany tried this to pay off debt from WWI. Printed money to pay debt. Money had practically no value. Imagine a $2 loaf of bread costing $100 but you aren't getting paid any more.

*Frantically searches for credit card*

Mansa Musa and Marcus Licinnius Crassus reading this like

What does Trudeau look like speaking to Modi?

They didn't make them for long. Ferdinand forgot to provide them with anything like a machine gun for defence, so they were easy prey for enemy infantry and light armour.

The Swiss will always remain neutral so long as they can see a way of profiting from it.

:'D oh my god.. I am sorry but this is very funny :D

In the shape of a baseball? You mean a sphere.

Anyone knows that backstory?

Zizka sounds like a badass to me. Because frankly, that’s pretty awesome. Great use of psychological warfare

To be fair the sculpture probably also had some engineering involved

Everything is a "weather balloon" if you're brave enough...

Private Wojtek!

So there's actually a reason for this. To french is a way of cutting vegetables into strips before. So when they say french fries they actually meant frenched fries.

And it turned out so well, especially after France occupied the Ruhr area as compensation...

The story is tragic. Apollo was originally designed to use pure oxygen at quite low pressure. Big weight saving, and safe. They tested Apollo 1 with pure oxygen at atmospheric ambient pressure. Dead crew due to unstoppable fire. BIG mistake.

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But wasn’t there a university in Bihar that held entrance exams until it was destroyed in 12th century AD?

Do you remember when Trump told Denmark he wanted to buy Greenland? 🤣 Then got the hump when they said no 🤣🤣

*Takes notes for when I have to explain to my partner that I yet again didn't clean up the house*

Long story short, he kept Spanish for running an empire, Italian for court intrigues, French for diplomacy and German for war. And why is German goddamn war language again!

There's more to it than that. Eg. China buying nuclear fuel from Russia. The USA buying highly enriched uranium from Russia. Etc.

Does Maggie Thatcher count? We are talking women here and not hell spawn demon creatures from the darkest depths of the underworld.

New Florida history textbook?

'So imagine rugby... but for wimps.'

And both have a faible for the colour red

Wait til you hear about Bruno Mars.

I'm a Brit, and don't really care about Cinco de Mayo, let alone celebrate it. So I don't think this is a thing.

I miss videogames in all of that

That's how all science should be.

WW1 started because an austrian got shot and WW2 started because another austrian didn't get shot

So until then we got bled because of ghosts in our blood

They ain't no chikkin'.

-stan is a slavic word, meaning "home"

Well, Rwanda, but during WW2 it was definitely Poland.

It is not true.. I am not English but I love the cuisine. This stupid cliché bores me to death :D It is simply not true.

To be fair, there wasn't much left of Austria that could be blamed for the war^^

What about how the US-Mexican border ?