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If you grew up in a generation where you learned history through textbooks in school, you likely didn’t enjoy every single class, and that’s fine. Some days will be more of a drag than others.
That’s not the case with memes. They will usually involve humor, making learning much more enjoyable. It’s likely why subreddits like History Memes have 1.2 million followers, all keeping the page alive with relatable content that also involves absorbing the same information you will find in school books.
Here are some of the best ones from the page. As always, don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
Swedish People Are Smart
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#2
Different Motives, Same Ending
#3
Imagine Growing Up And Wanting This For A Job
Outside of memes, there are other ways to make learning history more interesting and enjoyable. Oakwood High School social science teacher Alex Brouhard suggests allowing students to be “investigators.” As he noted in an article for EdSurge, it’s a way to sustain interest.
An example he gave was having students investigate what happened in the two years between 1915 and 1917, including the sinking of the Lusitania during World War I.
#4
Best Prisons In The World
Kristy Marion 1 month ago
Steal a loaf of bread and get sent on a 3 month voyage to a strange but beautiful paradise. I think the newly fledged Aussies got the better deal! (And thank you to my ancestors for being petty thieves lol)
#5
Artist In Picture
Grumpy old man 1 month ago
Hapsburgs, but Chuckles is his own cousin, and he cant dress himself.
#6
Violence Is Not The Answer
royal crablets 1 month ago
It isn't the answer. It's the question, and the answer tends to be yes.
“My students not only learned the content but also developed critical thinking skills as they analyzed evidence, put together persuasive arguments, and respectfully debated their peers,” Brouhard wrote.
Brouhard further explained his process, stating that once the students discovered the information he tasked them to find, he assigned points of view between the Allies and Germany, sparking an insightful debate.
#7
A Curious Detail
Grumpy old man 1 month ago
Lot had daughters, and Cains wife came from somewhere. I think her name was LUCY
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Zac 1 month ago
well now dont forget that according to the original texts, and by that i mean the original hebrew texts and jewish mythology, Eve was Adams second wife after Lilith fled the garden. i would imagine that she had descendents, either through adam or through another "demon" she raised during her flight from the garden. Christianity is very careful to pretend lilith never existed, but that nothing more than selective editing of the text in order to "prove" women are meant to be subservient to men.
Lotekguy 1 month ago
The Bible required a dude to marry his dead brother's widow, so family values have evolved from the practices of them there days... at least in most places.
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Virgil Blue 1 month ago
There is no pleasant answer to this. Chapter one and the writer had already written himself into a corner...
SchadenFreudian Psychology 1 month ago
The Bible was written, but not edited. If God hadn’t been too cheap to pay for some editors….
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Spidercat 1 month ago
Yeah and for the first couple of chapters of the bible they all live into their 700s...
Michael Largey 1 month ago (edited)
This explains why the Old Testament is so ingrained in the culture of the American Bible Belt (Alabama, Tennessee, etc.).
Al Padilla 1 week ago
Yes. And if a couple in Alabama divorce, are they still brother and sister?
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Maya_D 1 month ago
Three of their sons are named in the bible but it also says they had multiple other sons and daughters. I mean, it’s still incest, but…
Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
I have written about this before. But in the Estonian language version the book literally tells that the from the inside of the (very obviously) male named person came out the next forefather and so on.. for generations and generations. It used to confuse the heck out of the 11 year old me.
Major Harris 1 month ago (edited)
don't forget the flood! only noah, his wife, their three sons and their wives, only 8 people were left to re populate the earth! that means all humans are from good old fashioned country cousin lovin! AND, there was most likely some brother/sister action going on due to lack of outside mates!
Awenpotato 1 month ago
Because they've either been brought up in it and never questioned it enough, or they've chosen it because it offers comforting hope of life after death
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Bruce Mardle 1 month ago
The authors of the Old Testament didn't understand genetic bottlenecks.
Mera 1 month ago
The book of Jubilees (though not included in the Bible as we know it today) says his wife was his sister. Which would be completely unsurprising. Inbreeding takes several generations to become obvious, and over these generations, the growing population would have allowed more options, instead of continuously marrying brothers/sisters and relations would eventually become more distant. Law against incest came much later, from Moses. Other retellings, such as 1st century CE pseudepigraphal texts, also suggest that Cain’s wife was his sister. There are texts that came centuries after the timeframe of Biblical events closed that suggest Adam had a first wife named Lilith, but these are not Biblical. Not even in the original Hebrew versions or the writings that never made it into the modern Bible. Lilith IS a figure in demonology.
Shelli Aderman 1 month ago
Well, technically, Noah, because of the whole flood thing, but that’s still just a man, his wife, their three sons and their wives… 😉
Awenpotato 1 month ago
Sure there were, they evolved from the common ape ancestor, while Adam and Eve were hallucinating in some isolated grove
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Winter 1 month ago
But don't you remember? After Adam and Eve were "evicted" from Eden, and went out into the cruel and hostile Real World, [Genesis 4:16-17] "Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch" It the goes on to clarify (sort-of?) [Genesis 5:4] “And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.” This indicates that Adam and Eve had multiple children, etc., etc., and so forth... (haven't you guys actually *read* the Bible? You should! It's quite er... "racy", in parts!)
Awenpotato 1 month ago
And all genetically impossible after a couple of generations
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Rick Murray 1 month ago
This sort of thing is amusingly referenced in Brothers Of Metal's song "Emblas Saga" (about the Norse creation myth) that goes "Burí somehow got a son, who somehow got a wife". 🤔
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 3 weeks ago
Genesis 5:4 states that after Seth's birth, Adam "had other sons and daughters". Of course, as mentioned below, that's not necessarily better, but it does answer some questions.
Mónica Elisabeth Sacco 1 month ago
And one of them k****d his younger brother and then flied... So only one remaining! OMG!
Lyone Fein 1 month ago
This is simply wrong. I’m not sure why people’s ability to read declines so much when they pick up the Bible. The text says that Adam and Eve were the first people……….nowhere does it say that they were the *only* people.
Uncle Schmickle 1 month ago
But did they ONLY have 3 sons ? Perhaps daughters were born after the sons ? Anyway, they kept it in the family.
Roszella Comstock 1 month ago
If you read the whole passage Adam and Eve lived several hundred years having sons and daughters the whole time.
Fiona Aitch 1 month ago
They had way more than three sons ffs. They were so close to perfect that brothers and sisters having children was acceptable.
Crystalwitch60 1 month ago
Well isn’t it’s good that that’s all bloody fiction then 😂cos by that theory 😂we everyone of us are inbred from monther n sons 😂bloody glad the bibles fiction now aint you lol
Richard Pennington 1 month ago
Genesis 5:4 specifically states that there were further sons and daughters after Cain, Abel and Seth. But humanity would still be massively inbred.
Richard Pennington 1 month ago
Perhaps we should actually read the Bible before commenting. We had Cain and Abel, and then Seth. But then we have Genesis 5: 3-4 ... [3] And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth. [4] And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: ... So there were daughters. But it's still massively inbred.
GoKenn 1 month ago
Why only thinking top down? Here is a bottom up way of thinking about this. And it's not even about religion, just math. You have 2 parents, who each have 2 parents. Who each have 2 parents. Etc.. 1 generation back (parents): 2 ancestors 2 generations back (grandparents): 4 ancestors 10 generations back (around the year 1700s): 1,024 ancestors 20 generations back (around the 1400s): 1,048,576 ancestors 30 generations back (around 1100s): Over 1 billion ancestors (more people than were alive globally at the time) 40 generations back (around 800s): Over 1 trillion theoretical ancestors This math combined with the max number of people on the planet at any time in the past, only works when you count the same person multiple times people or have "overlap". Think about that.
Orange Mum 1 month ago
TheBible states in Genesis that Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters
Awenpotato 1 month ago
So? No matter how many children you have, incest is still incest and inbreeding is a dead end
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Radek Suski 1 month ago
Yeah it just NOT what the bible says. It's still a terrible, twisted and creepy fairy tale but if you want to make fun of something check your facts first
Spidercat 1 month ago
So daughters sleeping with their father or brothers is ok...?
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#8
How Much History Can We Cram Into Half A Century?
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Interpretatio Graeca
Awenpotato 1 month ago
I think it's hilarious that monotheists especially Jews/Muslims/Christians see polytheism as a lot of made up gods, yet somehow theirs just happens to be the only one that isn't made up. Dudes, they're all made up!
Renowned historical figures are human beings, too. They have personal lives outside their accomplishments and the causes they fought for, something worth exploring as well.
One notable piece of information is President Abraham Lincoln’s battles with depression, and there are lengthy articles written about it.
#10
Ancient Egyptian Bros Might Be On To Something
#11
Evolution Of The Alphabet
#12
Good Old Days
Focusing on individual stories is another strategy that Brouhard applies with his students. As he noted, crime shows, for example, appeal to people not just because of the suspense but also for the emotional connection.
“These elements resonate with my sense of empathy, compelling me to form an emotional connection with the show,” he wrote.
#13
I've Never Realize How Young Some Us Founding Fathers Are
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago
In the US today, it would be illegal for most of these to drink beer.
#14
This Actually Is Sad
#15
Bodybuilders Back In The Day
Now, let’s flip the conversation. To all of you history buffs out there, which of these memes connected with you the most? Which were your least favorite? Share your insights in the comments section below!
#16
Age Is Just A Number!
#17
Nothing?
#18
It’s That Time Of The Year
#19
Specialization
#20
Golden Age Of India
#21
It’s Certainly Crafty
#22
Disappointing
#23
Right Triangle Theorem
Tom Brincefield 1 month ago
The cure for scurvy was discovered and forgotten multiple times before it finally stuck.
#24
Historians Hate Him: See How One Director Reinvented Greece!
#25
Their Practices Involved Creating An International Network, Fund Transfer Systems, Letters Of Credit, Among Others To Create Of The First International Banking Systems
#26
Ah, A Classic Never Gets Old
#27
What Is Japan On About
#28
Prank Goes Wrong
Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
I happen to live near a decoy warhead base. The geniuses built it on a border of a medium sized (for Estonia) oil shale mining town. So that, if the evil capitalists b**b out the fake base, they would ALSO take out half of a strategic shale oil producing town and ignite the underground oilshale deposits for good measure.
#29
Perhaps His Quest Was Not In Vain At All
#30
Most Sane Romanian Reaction:
#31
A Short History Of Rome
Dan St John 1 month ago
The Roman empire, looks like the white house under Ayatollah bone spurs. No class.
#33
The Benefits Of The Industrialisation Took A Long Time To Reach Everyone
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago (edited)
Mate, it's still taking a long time to reach some people apparently ....
#34
We Don’t Even Have One Primary Source For Irish Myths
#35
Guys Stop, You're Making It Worse
#36
Well That Backfired
Peter Bear 1 month ago
We see the same thing today. All those inventions we use that will replace humans at their jobs? Yeah... we don't actually get to relax, we just have to do more and worse jobs because we still have to make a living somehow.
#38
What Pride Flag Is This
Tucker Cahooter 1 month ago
Imagine all the squabbling that would have gone on about the order of the stripes
#39
Good Question
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 month ago
It's world freedom day, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and, sadly, the anniversary of Kristalnacht.
#40
Europeans In The 1880’s And 1890’s
#41
And Everyone Lived Happily Ever After
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago (edited)
Scott Adams once analysed the US presidential winners. Apparently, most of the time, the tallest candidate won. In all other cases, the one with better hair won. And this is supposed to be better than a monarchy, where we don't actually let the monarch do anything.
#42
Asian Parents Don't Mess Around
#43
Keep It Simple
#44
Something Of A Trick Question
Tucker Cahooter 1 month ago
Well it depends on whether the cargo ship was crewed by emus or not
#45
It Was The Happiest Day Of His Life, Until It Wasn’t
#46
No, I Think Not
#47
I Always Wonder How Neanderthals Perceived Homo Sapiens
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martin734 1 month ago (edited)
Some of them were funny but very few are actually accurate. Not one of them will teach you anything valuable.
Auntriarch 1 month ago
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brittany 1 month ago (edited)
to be fair the bible says Cain married his sister after ending the life of his brother Abel. so they had girls as well, they just arent mentioned by name. the concerning part is it says he moved to another place with other people. where did these other people come from?
Vanessa Panerosa 1 month ago
What women in her right mind would want to follow a religion that doesn’t even find it important enough to include them in the CREATION STORY. And the sole woman who is included is blamed for the downfall of mankind and only has existence because she’s made out of the rib of a man. I’m sorry I know we all know this is absurd, but even more so is the idea that so many believe this idiocy.
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martin734 1 month ago (edited)
Some of them were funny but very few are actually accurate. Not one of them will teach you anything valuable.
Auntriarch 1 month ago
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to be fair the bible says Cain married his sister after ending the life of his brother Abel. so they had girls as well, they just arent mentioned by name. the concerning part is it says he moved to another place with other people. where did these other people come from?
Vanessa Panerosa 1 month ago
What women in her right mind would want to follow a religion that doesn’t even find it important enough to include them in the CREATION STORY. And the sole woman who is included is blamed for the downfall of mankind and only has existence because she’s made out of the rib of a man. I’m sorry I know we all know this is absurd, but even more so is the idea that so many believe this idiocy.
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