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Did you know that in Roman slang, Gladiators would sometimes be called “barley boys”? Since they, understandably, needed to be pretty strong, they would, like any fitness guy, bulk up, in their case, on barley. The truth is, people in the past were, well, people, just like us, which means that history can often be a lot more approachable, if you learn it the right way.
We’ve gathered some excellent, informative and downright hilarious examples of history memes. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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#1
Surprise!
Blaze Onyx 10 months ago
YES!! Cunk on Earth! This is from a Netflix Mockumentary and its SO FUNNY!!
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#3
Le French
While much of human history has been anything but “fun,” but at least as modern observers, we can turn all that suffering into trivia questions, or, as this list demonstrates, memes. Perhaps it’s a very human superpower, to take some tragedy of the past and to shift how you see it mentally. After all, if you allow your past difficulties to dominate your present, you can hardly move on.
It probably helps that a lot of historical events were quite funny, from one perspective. For example, Rama IV, the king of Siam, offered to provide the United States with war elephants during the civil war. Try to imagine some pachyderms at Gettysburg, the thought is pretty comical.
#4
Is This Comic Gold?
#5
I'm Not Sure What Else Were They Expecting
Or that Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George V of England, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were all first cousins. There is nothing “funny” about the First World War, but the fact that his whole thing did look like a family drama at a distance sort of puts things into perspective. The more things change, the more things stay the same, as the saying goes.
#7
Just A Small Souvenir!
#8
His Whole World Was Turned Upside Down
Similarly, Tito, Hitler, Trotsky, and Stalin all lived in Vienna in 1913, as did Sigmund Freud (age 57) and Archduke Franz Ferdinand. If the subject matter wasn’t so touchy, it’s easy to immediately imagine all the sitcom-worthy scenarios that can arise with this colorful collection of individuals. Would really redefine the concept of “neighbor drama” when we consider what happened over the following three decades.
#10
I've Been Preparing This Monologue For Years. Listen
#11
Surely This Power Will Be Used Wisely
luci (he/fae) 10 months ago
when I said I liked animal farm, I didn't mean I wanted it to happen irl.
#12
The British Government The Second Ww2 Was Over:
#13
Pretty Accurate
#14
Gluten Tag
#15
A Very Historical Pig
#16
Check It Out Guys!
#17
Legends
#18
His War Never Ended
#19
Ideals Where Different
Dave Van Beurden 10 months ago
Well, he did marry Joanna the Crazy, so maybe we only took her account.
#20
Guys Wtf?
#21
Centuries Later, They Have Finally Done It!
TMTMTMTM 10 months ago
I've seen another tweet by the same account. There was a post about something like family trees in Alabama. Eduard Habsburg replied, "Buddy, let me tell you bout MY family tree". From what I've read of his life, these might indeed have been posted by Hungary's ambassador to the Vatican.
#22
I Mean If They Were In 70s Siberia They Probably Didn't Hear It
#23
The Vote Was 76-1
#24
New Chapter From The Epic Of Gilgamesh
#25
Chickens Are Underrated
#26
He Is Not Perfect Or Innocent But Honestly
#27
Literally The Best Selfie
#28
Can A Country Be More Based?
#29
We Owe Him An Apology
London Paris 10 months ago
That's stretching his credibility a bit too much. He's RELIABLE rather than ACCURATE, not TOO far off the mark but not exactly accurate.
#30
Which Is More Accurate?
SCamp 10 months ago
If a movie or a TV show showed a real ancient battle and what it would have looked like nobody would watch it - they were fought with blades, pointed weapons and high-trauma weapons such as maces and axes. A battlefield would have been littered with hacked off limbs, guts, brains, heads, feet, fingers and blood, a LOT of blood, and sh!t and p!ss. And it would have stunk.
#31
What Were Real Pirates Like?
#32
“If There Is A God, He Is A Malign Thug.” - Mark Twain
#33
The Betrayal Is Unreal
StrangeOne 10 months ago
I hate how animals are used in wars. No matter if it's a dog, horse, anything, the animals don't really know what's going on. All they know is they are tethered and used to search out landmines. Basically used as expendable creatures. Then if they live they get a medal that's useless to them. If they die they're remembered as being so good and brave. Yet, if we're able to communicate in their language I can only imagine the outrage they would have towards us.
#34
I See Land, I Conquer
#35
The Americans Sure Enjoyed The Wars From The Other Side
Johnnynatfan 10 months ago
What the hell where we supposed to do? Not be happy the war was over?
#36
Those First Couple Of Months Must Have Been Weird
#37
Amazing Things Were Happening In 10th Century Baghdad
#38
If Not Dragon Why Dragon Shaped? 😠
#39
Poor Guy Just Wanted To Help People
#40
Sorry Rome, You Had Your Time
#41
Whose Great-Grandfather Is He?
#42
Not Again
Socks Thecate 10 months ago
You know, everyone has google on their phones. Yet still they are too stupid to google flags before they tear them down.
#43
Let's Call It .. Part 1
#44
Archbishop Of Athens Was Chad
#45
Lifted For Your Sins
Jrog 10 months ago (edited)
But the Bible TOTALLY forbids holy imagery. Exodus 20:4-5: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in". Deuteronomy 5:8-9 "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea". But yeah, the Church decided to ignore this rule to focus on meddling with political, civil and personal liberties.
#46
Might Be A Little Hotter Than Usual
#48
Damn
#49
What Pride Flag Is This
#50
Mexican Origin Story
#51
Rip Ancient Texts
#52
“I Would Have Saved Him!”
#53
Who Wins This One?
#54
Arminius My King
#56
How Was I Supposed To Know?
#58
There Is No In Between
#59
Bad But Still Meme That I Had To Share
#61
Terrible President, Great Human Being
#62
Not The Most Successful French Innovation
chi-wei shen 10 months ago
10 hours per day, 100 minutes per hour, 100 seconds per minute: A bit crazy. Franzoesis...baf2ed.jpg 
#63
Viking Supremacy
#64
The Goodest Boy
Ethan Smith 10 months ago
The sad part is that in the story, shortly after this happens Argos (Odysseus' dog) dies of old age. he was waiting for him to come home.
#65
Poortugal
#67
European Empires Could Have Avoided Decolonisation With This One Simple Trick
#68
It’s Going Great Ma
#70
Not Overly Simplified At All
StrangeOne 10 months ago (edited)
Probably lost a boxing match with a kangaroo and see all the nightmare spiders. Just NOPEd right out of there.
#71
I'm Already In Tears
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 10 months ago
And it happened in one generation, so some random person was born into a lush valley and died in the middle of a desert.
#72
Average Coup In A Muslim Majority Country
#74
Can Someone Explain?
#76
He'd Be Flabbergasted
#77
I See No Flaws
#78
After Being Paid To Go Off
#80
The Infamous "If" By The Spartans Wasn't As Bad**s Once You Know Actually Happened Afterwards
#81
Poor Greeley Man
Presidential candidate Horace Greeley, who ran against incumbent Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, died on election day, just before the EC casted its votes and certified Grant's victory. It was the first and, as of now, only time when a major U.S. presidential candidate died before the election officially ended.
#82
Japan Really Liked Poland
Nosirrow 10 months ago
Polish politicians were so desperate to regain the independence that they offered Japan their help to defeat the Russians. What's even crazier is that the brother of one of those politicians had children with an Ainu woman and his descendants live in Japan. What a small world.
#83
Let's Wait For The Pope To Ban Drones Too
#84
"You Aint Dying Without Justice!"
#85
Ok
#86
The Spear Is Without Question The Goat Of Weapons Used Throughout History. Nothing Else Comes Close, I Suppose Every Aincent Society Ever Mained It For A Reason
#87
The Caste System Was Ruinous To Indian Nations Through History
#88
This Counts As History, Right??
#89
Industry Go Brrrr
#90
Clearly A Superior System
#92
Teef
#93
Buddhas Of Bamiyan, Destroyed By Taliban In 2001
#95
Op**id Crisis
ElfVibratorGlitter 10 months ago
Maybe not two weeks later...but otherwise fairly accurate. I was prescribed opioids after a routine surgery, I took them as directed for a few weeks....and went through actual withdrawal.
#96
United States In 1942 Randomly Came Up With The Most Ridiculous Idea
M O'Connell 10 months ago
Just like the T34, it wasn't the best tank on the battlefield, but there were a HECK of a lot more of them.
#97
The Greatest Geopolitical Event Of Our Time… So Far
#99
F**k N**i’s
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