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Do you consider yourself a history buff? Are you widely regarded among peers as a wiz by whipping out intriguing facts about the past? Well, then you’re in luck! Because diving headfirst into events that happened centuries ago and learning about the influential people that are long gone is an adventure in itself. But when it’s combined with a great sense of humor — you know you’re in for a treat.

So allow us to introduce you to one entertaining corner on Facebook called 'History for the Witty'. This social media project is dedicated to cracking jokes, memes, and witty banter about the good old days. Home to nearly 130k followers, it aims to show that adding a little fun to historical tidbits results in exceptionally hilarious combinations, and they deliver proof.

To show you what we mean, our history-loving team here at Bored Panda has gathered some of the best posts from the account. So continue scrolling, upvote your favorite memes and be sure to tell us which ones you loved the most and why. And since we can’t get enough of this subject and the amusing jokes about it, be sure to check out our earlier posts filled to the brim with history memes here and right here.

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Nathaniel
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4 years ago

100% accurate.

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    lacomtessejamie Report

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    yep .. story of my life in a nutshell

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ha ha! This one is good!

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    Phoebe Bean
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Robin, you are sorely missed!

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    libshipwreck Report

    M O'Connell
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    4 years ago

    If we fail to study the atrocities of history, and the ideas that caused them, they can easily be repeated when those old ideas come back to the surface.

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    #6

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Priorities people!

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    Ennobledinsect Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    You are wasting your talents on them.

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    #8

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    JoemWasTaken Report

    Marianne
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    4 years ago

    Surely after stabbing him 23 times, the need for causing more wounds was moderate.

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    #9

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    goulcher Report

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Well, Brian can see God for more than a week now.

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    #10

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    the_moviebob Report

    Jeff Rhodes
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    she has nice teeth

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    itspeterj Report

    Akalvin
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    would it be not a fission restaurant after all?

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    RodLacroix Report

    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And there is a tiny bit of paper lodged somewhere in the nether regions of the machine that can you as hell find.

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    tomgara Report

    Phoebe Bean
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Burn!

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    #14

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    emloubarlow Report

    TheAquarius1978
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Laughing in " ancient Roman peasant "

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    adamthealright Report

    4th Account
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    So gru was working for the queen?

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

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    ambernoelle Report

    troufaki13
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Why did I read this in a (fake) posh English accent??

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    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Are you talking about 2020?

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    and it's an arrow too ( mindblown)

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Oof

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Before the TV was invented.

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Such good friends.

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    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The lengths some men went to to get out of having a bath

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Valid reason

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    #24

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    TheAndrewNadeau Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Is this taken from that Dr Who episode?

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    Phoebe Bean
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    ... and never will, it seems...

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    #26

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    PaperFury Report

    Hphizzle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    *puts hands in cloak pockets* “Look, it has pockets!!!”

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    #27

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    Cecily Holland
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    LOL

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    AnnaBanananna
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Revenge is best served cold…

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    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And then throw in some French words, because they want better food.

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    Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Mood of pretty much everyone since 2020...

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    So everyone doing their jobs every day

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    #32

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    geekysteven Report

    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, also suck it LOSERS!"

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    #33

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    Autistic apricot
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I’m sorry for your loss

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    #34

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    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    what is the past perfect then?

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    From what I just read they are all over 6' strapping blonde gods ... I say Bring it!!!

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    #36

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    Peppermallow
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Wait, the shadow doesn’t match the image…

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    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    * Plugs in Big Brother that I brought home from the store myself. Her name is Alexa *

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And sometimes we use the 24 hour clock which apparently confuses a lot of Americans.

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    What is the story behind this?

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    “Barkeep, a pint of your finest mead”

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The boy on the left is a time traveller he's wearing a hoodie :o

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    Henry Myers
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    What is this template?

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    Jeff Rhodes
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    is this true?

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    #44

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    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    When you ask Santa for a puppy but accidentally write Satan

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    Christof Irran
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    that what stage 3 syphilis will do to you.

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    grosdoriane Report

    Giovanna
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    ...flatulist? My cat would be king

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    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Someone has a type.

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    Monday
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Native Americans: Please sir, this is not India. Christopher Columbus: Oh look! Indians!

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Machiavelli is a nice guy not like those Chad's you go for, you should give him a chance, he will treat you like a princess.

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    Patrick Linnen
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    RASCAR - Roman Association for Stock Chariot Racing

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    i'm going to say it as no one else has ..... 'Well that escalated quickly'

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Archduke Jeff Metallica.

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "And I signed it!"

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    Hphizzle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Too soon.

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    Phoebe Bean
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ha ha ha!

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    TheAquarius1978
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Its not worst than calling your condoms " Trojan ", i mean, nothing invokes more the meaning of " impregnable " as the dudes that let their enemies in by opening the front gate..

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    Phoebe Bean
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    More ... Burn!

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    #58

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    Solidhog
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "You're an idiot. Nobody is going to believe your story about a man turning water into wine and then coming back from the dead."

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    EthicsInBricks Report

    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Eureka!

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    Trillian
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ra-ra-rasputin *sings*

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    Solidhog
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Not true! Have you seen how spicy curries are here in the UK!

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    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    If didn't have pronouns, would like dictionary definition of 'pronoun' to which refer

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    adamcsharp Report

    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Marjorie! I got as tight as a boiled owl last night, and now I have got the morbs, get Cupid's kettle drums out for me, don't be poked up!

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That's one way to burn calories

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Mad lads

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    Monica Michelle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Same! Was a really sick kid and my parents did not believe in letting me watch TV thank you Bullfinches

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ab Hoc Possum Videre Domum Tuum - "I Can See Your House From Here". A boast and a threat used by the old Morporkian Empire. From Jingo. Terry Pratchett.

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    Dmitri Johnson
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    the baby's face is like father what is this

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    Alan Gale
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Tourist "Who built that Cathedral?" Me "Where the f*** did that come from!!"

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    Henry Hagens
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    4 years ago

    Perfect

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    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Still in use, but they forgot to include the "puck projectile" weapon.

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    Andrew Good
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Napoleon did not die in battle

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    yes .. yes of course >.>

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    Autistic apricot
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Sorry to the kids of the future, Covid is a lot of homework to do

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Your Mother was a hamster and your Father smelt of elderberries!!

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    Tony James
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    4 years ago

    Yep - and just like the polar bears, that random teenage girl perished from (admittedly, very localised) global warming.

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    XenoMurph
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    4 years ago

    Some of "us" aren't even on the same ocean.

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    We have a bearded lady/man who wears unicorn themed clothes.

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The leeches are used to insert microchips. WAKE UP PEOPLE!

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Just the writings of a typical teen then

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    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Trying to decide what to order from Ubereats, but can't come to a concencus and are now getting hangry

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