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The Past Never Looked So Funny: 50 Memes That Turn History Into Comedy
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As kids, you might have had a favorite subject: maybe math, science, literature, or even history. But let’s face it, history class sometimes had a way of feeling...a little too long. All those dates, battles, and treaties could blur together before the bell rang. But now, there’s a much more entertaining way to revisit the past, one meme at a time.
Thanks to the Instagram page Military History Memes, we stumbled upon some of the cleverest and most hilarious takes on historic events. These memes break down complicated stories with a dose of humor and just enough sarcasm to make them memorable. Keep scrolling for a crash course in history that’ll actually make you laugh out loud.
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BrunoVI 3 days ago
Yes, but on the other hand, keep in mind that the French slaughtered that king and pretty much everyone he ever laid eyes on.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
And we appreciate it, believe me! We also appreciate all the amazing cheeses produced/originated in France. XD
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 3 days ago (edited)
True that. We would still be speaking "The King's/Queen's English", and addressing them with "Her/His Majesty's English".
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Jaya 3 days ago
They deliberately portrayed people in other parts of the world as "undeveloped people", to justify the plundering. There are many cases of "undeveloped societies" in multiple parts of the world of which we now know that they had very complex architecture and societal structures, showing that they were actually very developed and that it was all a lie.
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
Seriously? I don't know anyone in Europe who thinks Africa has no history. America, that's a different story ...
Lady Eowyn 3 days ago
There are a hell of a lot of Americans who are aware of African history.
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Daisydaisy 3 days ago
Non-indigenous Australians are only just starting to learn what a rich and intelligent culture our First Nations people had for 65,000 years, the oldest continuous culture in the world. With our cars, cash and coal mines we have pretty much trashed the whole country in 250 years. It's a bit humbling, to say the least
childish gambling addiction 3 days ago
Let me introduce you to my man Mansa Musa and the ghana/mali/songhai empire
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 days ago
Great Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe... I'm sure it will surprise no one that when European explorers discovered these places they were convinced that white people must have built them. Like, get over yourselves already!
Roxy222uk 2 days ago
The royal family of Great Zimbabwe ate off Ming dynasty porcelain!! All the gold in Tudor Britain came from African countries, so the money paid for it went somewhere. I find it so frustrating that even now we get repeatedly shown the same old histories and not something new (to us) and interesting, such as the trade winds between the east coast of Africa and the Arabia, and what that enabled. Those guys were *rich*, and that’s before we got onto Mansa Musa who was so wealthy that when he passed through Egypt and his courtiers gave out gold they devalued gold in that country for **ten years**. BTW, the Europeans basically smashed this all to pieces when they industrialised slavery and shared out Africa between themselves.
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Spidercat 3 days ago
Hahaha. Henning Wein has a good line about his grandfather downing 23 German planes in WWII. Worst engineer the Luftwaffe ever had....☠️
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
Ha ha. My two grandfathers fought on opposite sides in ww2. Europe is a bit complicated!
Michael Largey 3 days ago
These days an "old guy" could have been born in, say, 1950 and have served in the post-war German army. Much more likely, in fact, because there are not many WWII German vets around these days.
While schoolbooks and online resources often teach us about military history and battles, we don’t hear enough about the families behind those in uniform. These are the people who quietly hold down the fort while their loved ones protect the nation.
For every soldier on duty, there’s often a spouse adjusting to new cities, raising children alone, or dealing with the heavy silence during times of conflict. It’s a side of service that doesn’t get medals, but deserves recognition just the same. That’s why we spoke with Paramjeet Kapuria, wife of a retired army officer who served for 20 years. She offers a glimpse into the quiet strength it takes to be an army spouse.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
The USA used one of it's greatest strengths. Diversity. Now in 2025 we have too many who have hate filled hearts that would destroy that legacy. Diversity is our superpower. Welcome it and celebrate it. Embrace the other for they will teach us new ways to do new things.
Sally Moen 3 days ago
And the Navajo code talkers used certain words to mean certain military words, like a certain airplane was a certain bird, so that only another code talker could understand their code. This was to make sure of the security of the code, even if the Empire of Japan managed to capture an American soldier who understood Navajo.
Alex Boyd 3 days ago
And the code talkers weren't simply speaking their language; it was a code based on their language, which was what made it so secure.
Load More Replies... Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
...and the acknowledgement made to first nations people because of this?
Slapdash1 3 days ago
Apart from Reagan establishing a Navajo Code Talkers Day and granting a literal Certificate of Recognition, Clinton award Gold and Silver Congressional Medals to the Navajo code talkers. Then George W. Bush awarded Congressional Gold Medals to the other native American code talkers. Also there was a movie and a milion memes like this one. Feeling better now or are you still offended by things you don't really know about?
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Multa Nocte 3 days ago
But France doesn't give a shit while the US does.
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Angie 3 days ago
We actually do know this. We lost in Afghanistan, also. And only some are stupid enough to call Iraq a win.
Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
With all of its jingoism, it's become easy to forget that the US did not actually win the Vietnam War.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
My dad served in the Vietnam War, and I am proud of HIM and the FACT that he served ... but that's it. I know he lost a LOT of friends and fellow servicemen/women while he was deployed, and he was not a "FÚCK YEAH, MURICA!!!" type. He was in an accident when I was 18, before I could have actual in-depth talks with him about his experience (if he'd been willing to talk), and I do wish I knew what he thought and how he felt. I DO know that he absolutely knew we didn't "win" and that he wasn't proud of the things the military and our government did. But while growing up in the 80s, we were taught that America was SUPER VICTORIOUS!!!!!!!!1 in the Vietnam War and we did SOOOO much good for the Vietnamese people. I seriously think if I hadn't had a parent that served in the war, I would believe the propaganda that we were taught back then. It's shítty :(
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liam newton-harding 2 days ago
Well done...you have just absolutely supported the entire point of this meme...remarkable! :)
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
Ancient Romans using salt. BTW that's where the word "Salary" derives from. You have no idea how important salt was in ancient times.
Multa Nocte 3 days ago
It's pretty important today as well, and no less so in King Lear's time, as Cordelia demonstrated. ;-)
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 3 days ago
Jewish kids, enjoying the best of both worlds. (ICYMI, chocolate, made to look like gold coins by foil wrappers, is a common Mitsvah and Hanukkah gift; I'm not Jewish, but I've been to several bar and bat mitzvahs)
“It’s hard for them,” Paramjeet begins, “but it’s hard for us too. We’re part of this journey, even if no one really talks about our part in it.” She notes how textbooks may mention ranks and wars, but rarely speak of the women and families who keep things running at home. “You have to be strong, even when your world feels unsteady,” she adds. From birthdays to anniversaries, many special days are spent waiting for a call or a letter. “It’s not just one person who sacrifices, it’s the whole family,” she explains, gently but firmly.
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Lee Gilliland 3 days ago
Interestingly, recently a tree farm in Scotland recently called the British Admiralty to let them know the thousand or so oaks they ordered in 1900 were ready. As the Brits no longer made wooden ships, it wound up being donated to help restore Notre Dame.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
90,000 really isn't that many. Then again I live in the PNW where we have millions of them.
Raymond Core 3 days ago
These were oak trees especially grown to make the shapes needed for wooden sailing ships.
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Hippopotamuses 3 days ago (edited)
Somehow, many years ago, the USA lost the distinction between socialism, and communism.
Rosecrucian Roeth 3 days ago
I don't think they ever knew the distinction, they just assumed if it was not obscenely profitable for the capitalists, it was not good at all!
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The ideal, as many countries have found, is that capitalism and socialism can work symbiotically, providing checks and balances. Capitalism rewards achievement and production, tempered with enough socialism for fairness and economic security among all classes.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago (edited)
I think a democratic republic with a capitalist social market is the system with the most freedom and power the "working class" can archieve.
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There Is No Spoon 3 days ago
Socialism for the Rich, safety nets for bankers and the wealthy & friends. Capitalism for the rest of y'all, Freedom Slaves.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 days ago
This makes me ashamed to be American. We have no right to interfere with other countries’ valid elections.
Michael Largey 2 days ago
Perhaps we will stop when we start having valid elections ourselves.
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“Every time they change base or get transferred, our lives uproot completely,” she continues. New cities, new schools, new neighbors, it all becomes part of the rhythm. There’s little permanence, and even less familiarity. “You make friends only to say goodbye again in a year or two,” she says with a sigh. And that takes its toll, emotionally and physically. “Still, you adjust because you have to. That’s the life we signed up for, together.”
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago (edited)
Nicholas was a very special Czar. As a child he liked to play war with real soldiers. The fact he was a child with his own pet brigade surrounding him just shows how obscene the wealth disparity was when a few hard winters were causing people to starve to death in the streets. Russia was primed for revolution and in 1917 the people had had enough. This has been my TED talk.
BrunoVI 3 days ago
Ironically, Nicolas had been a considerable reformer, hampered chiefly the elites underneath him; his horrific s***w-up was getting involved in World War One on the side of his British relatives. He established the Duma (but this was a far cry from one person-one vote); he recognized the potential for industrialization to wipe out hunger (but his various wars kept life expectancy from growing all that much); He went farther, earlier in abolishing colonial repression and involuntary servitude than the other European states; He reformed agriculture to give peasants ownership of the land they worked on (but struggled against resistance); Continued significant judicial reforms. Despite a 70-year-long propaganda campaign against him to cast his as a tyrant, the modern take on him was that he intended to be a do-gooder, but was too weak and incompetent to successfully take on the status quo.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
The only president who was unaffiliated with any party.
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Austzn 3 days ago
I'd like a viable third party as an option but to quote the Simpsons: Kodos: It's true, we are aliens. But what are you going to do about it? It's a two-party system. You have to vote for one of us. Man 1: He's right, this is a two-party system. Man 2: Well I believe I'll vote for a third-party candidate. Kang: Go ahead, throw your vote away.
Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
It's only a two party system because people stay locked in that thinking. Literally all people have to do is select one of the other options that are already on their ballot!
Load More Replies... Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 days ago
I do find it odd that the logos for the two parties are so similar. Then, from a European perspective, the parties themselves are pretty similar.
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Lotekguy 3 days ago
Those migrations predated fascism, so the Texas politicians must have learned it somewhere else.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 3 days ago
There's a colony of Afrikaners in Argentina. They left after the second Boer War. The older people still speak Afrikaans, but the young ones have all integrated with local culture.
Paramjeet recalls how there were times she wouldn’t see her husband for weeks. “He’d be on duty, in places he couldn’t even name.” The uncertainty was overwhelming, she says, especially with young kids at home asking for their father. “You can’t always explain war or duty to a four-year-old.” And there’s the loneliness too, quiet nights filled with worry, hoping for good news. “It changes you,” she says. “But it also makes you resilient in a way you never imagined.”
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Alexandra 2 days ago
Historians still don't agree on the origins of the Great War. There is one school that sticks to the 'crown prince was shot in Sarajevo' and another school points towards documents that indicate a definite expectation in various countries that a war is inevitable years before the actual outbreak.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
Oh I know that channel. He's a youtuber. I think his name is Indy Nidelle. Check it out, he's really good.
“Whenever there was unrest at the border, we’d sit glued to the news,” she adds. “You’re looking for one name, one face in a sea of headlines.” The fear is constant but unspoken. “You stay strong for your kids, for your partner, but inside you’re battling your own war.” She remembers a time when a close friend’s husband was injured. “It was a wake-up call, we support each other like a family.” That’s what helps you cope: community and shared strength.
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Stephanie Did It 3 days ago (edited)
The word is CAVALRY, not Calvary. Calvary is the location of Jesus' d e a t h. Cavalry is a troop of soldiers or warriors fighting on horseback.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 days ago
Because of moose and Calvary, I thought Calgary...
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Michael Largey 3 days ago
Catch yourself a flying squirrel. The moose will then show up on its own accord.
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Don't listen to me 3 days ago
This is where the old practice of yeeting first began.
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TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 2 days ago
ive read that moose are really dangerous, how did they get it to obey them and end up unharmed? did they give it a muffin?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
Where in the hell did Sweeten get Moose? They're native to the Americas.
Lee Gilliland 3 days ago
Nope. Swedish moose are larger than the ones in North America, but they are definitely native.
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Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
I love the medieval view of God. If we win, its with his blessing. If we lose, he's testing us. So simple.
Con O Cuinn 3 days ago
Isn't that basically the same way people treat religion now? Nobody ever says things like, "God's being a real p***k today" or "God really f****d that one up"
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Don Adams 3 days ago (edited)
Yes, America entered the war late, and now is a time when, deservedly, it is even more popular to put it down, but a bit of a counterpoint.....in 1940 FDR and Churchill hammered out the Lend/Lease Agreement, allowing America to militarily aid England in fighting the Germans. America's manufacturing capability was ramped up to a staggering level, which combined with a never before seen logistical ability, not only allowed America to fight a two ocean war and supply its troops and sailors, but also supply our allies with materiel. Even Joe Stalin admitted the American equipment was most helpful. Also, the soldiers, sailors, air corps and Marines acquitted themselves pretty well in combat. It was a true team effort with our allies. Getting off the soapbox now, just this didn't set right.
Mike Crow 3 days ago
The states contributed for sure, but they also have claimed to have won ww1 and ww2 almost entirely by themselves. For example for D-day they only talk about Omaha beach and none of the others. Juno was the Canadian beach, was the second heavily defended beach and the Canucks went farther than any of the others. The USA never had to deal with the Battle of Britain.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 3 days ago
If the US had entered the two world wars at their inceptions, it still would have likely suffered significantly fewer casualties (numerically and proportionally) for two rather large reasons - (1) the Atlantic Ocean and (2) the Pacific Ocean.
Gavin Johnson 3 days ago
It’d be nice if the numbers of Nazis in the U.S. in 1940 were to be revealed y’know? A lot of support for Hitler out there.
BrunoVI 3 days ago
The U.S. inflicted as many casualties as the Russians, while suffering only one death for every sixty suffered by the Russians. (One combat death for every 25 Russian combat deaths; it's probably misleading to count all those Russians k****d by their own government.) Also: I have a distant relative from Southeastern Europe who was so impressed by the American treatment of him as a prisoner that he switched sides and ended up fighting for the Americans.
Don't listen to me 3 days ago
Yes America entered the war late and fresh. It wasn't subject to enemy action against their homes, food supply or manfacturing capability. They stood on the sidelines till we were exhausted. If Japan hadn't attacked them they wouldn't have lifted a finger to help us against the Näzis.
Michael Largey 3 days ago
I doubt we would have been given a choice. Hitler was looking for a reason to go to war with the US. Which is why he declared war on us when his Japanese ally attacked us, as promised in their alliance treaty. (Possibly the only treaty Hitler signed that he ever followed.) He desperately need a military means of winning, or at least doing better in, the war for the Atlantic. As long as US production kept flowing to the UK and the USSR, he knew he was in an impossible situation.
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Paramjeet also highlights one often-overlooked struggle, career sacrifices. “I had to quit jobs more than once due to transfers.” Many army wives, she says, put their own dreams on hold for the family’s stability. “Sometimes I wonder what life could’ve been like but then I look at our journey and feel proud.” She knows her story mirrors thousands of others. “It’s a collective sacrifice, not just one uniformed person’s.” That’s why, she feels, stories like hers matter.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
Venus was "discovered" in ancient times before the Roman Empire even rose. The Arabs started mapping the sky and saw five stars that didn't stay in place. Mercury, Venus, Mars Jupiter, and Saturn. I have no idea where this 1610 nonsense is from.
Apatheist Account2 3 days ago
From Google AI: Venus was not "discovered" in a single event, as it has been visible to the naked eye for millennia and observed by ancient civilizations like the Babylonians around the 17th century BCE. The first telescopic observations that showed Venus has phases similar to the Moon were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 3 days ago
What? I am so ashamed of my fellow BPers! Is NO ONE going to make a Uranus joke? I am SO disappointed! 😥
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 3 days ago
I was going to, but I didn’t want to make an ařse of myself…
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago (edited)
Yup. We did. And too bloody right! You can't just walk into another territory and state that it's yours. Putin, take note....
Moving Enigma 3 days ago
The really absurd thing is that if they hadn't invaded (which was driven by the need to distract the Argentinian population from economic and social problems) the Falklands world probably have become Argentinian. The local population was being favourable consulted about it and the UK government was not adverse to the idea.
Michael Largey 3 days ago
The Argentinian dictatorship did not warm to the idea of a population being consulted. They were afraid it might catch on at home.
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
There's a good movie about this on YouTube. It was made in the 80s. It's called "An Ungentlemanly Act". It's a bit of a dark comedy. Worth a watch though if you're into late Cold War shenanigans.
Alex Fountain 3 days ago
As a side note, this issue is a bit more complex than it’s usually portrayed to folks outside of China/Taiwan: the issue is that while yes, China claims Taiwan is part of its territory, Taiwan also officially claims that China is part of *its* territory. Which obviously makes things quite complicated. I travelled to Taiwan a couple of years ago to study Mandarin and let’s just say it’s not a subject you want to bring up to random folks
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Phedre Parks 3 days ago
In 2013 92% of the Falkland Islanders turned out to vote on whether they wanted to remain a British colony or be Argentinian. 98.2% voted to remain British. Argentina rejected their vote as a publicity stunt. So much for Democracy.
Phedre Parks 3 days ago
In 2013 99.8% of the Falkland Islanders voted yo remain a British territory and Argentina dismissed it as a publicity stunt.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
A russian T-64 without the ablative armor panels. Must have been for a training exercise.
Michael Largey 3 days ago
I haven't heard the word "ablative" since Latin class.
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“These days I see more army wives sharing their stories on social media,” she says with a smile. “It’s heartening, people are finally hearing us.” There’s strength in community, in speaking out. “We’ve always been the silent warriors,” she adds. “But silence doesn’t mean weakness.” Whether it’s cooking dinner with one eye on the news or keeping kids calm during a deployment, these everyday moments hold weight. “They’re acts of love, strength, and loyalty.”
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
It ALWAYS gets difficult after a communist revolution. Anyone noticed that?
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 days ago
Neither communism nor capitalism is good for most people. They both sück. And I refuse to believe those are the only two options.
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Moving Enigma 3 days ago
Where's the picture of Americans becoming the most dreanged radical hate preaching intolerant "Christians" every?
Michael Largey 3 days ago
"Becoming"? We've had those people in large numbers since the Puritans arrived.
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
Strangely, when the channel train was supposed to end at Waterloo on the English side, the French got a tad upset 😂
“I’m a proud army wife,” she concludes. “Our sacrifices may not be the same, but they’re still sacrifices.” From sleepless nights to raising children alone, from waving goodbye at train stations to writing endless letters, her journey is one of grace under pressure. “I wouldn’t trade this life, even with all its difficulties,” she says. And it’s that pride, that unwavering support, that keeps the entire system running.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
And even if that's absolutely true, white people from Europe introduced influenza, smallpox, measles, mumps, chickenpox, diphtheria, pneumonia, typhoid, and the common cold to the native peoples. Soooo yeah, I'm not going to feel bad about syphilis migrating from the native people of the Americas.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
The whole point of NATO was to form a barrier against Soviet aggression. The USSR is gone but Putin wants it back and he's butchering people and kidnapping children in Ukraine to make it happen. Slava Ukraine!
Dave Hunt 10 hours ago
A nd then he'll turn his attention to Belarus, Poland and the Baltic states.......
Load More Replies... SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 days ago
Hell NO. Why are some people stupid enough to think that just because Russia is no longer communist, it has become good? Russia still sücks. They always have cråppy leaders; they mistreat their own people; and they try to invade and otherwise fvck with other countries.
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FlamingZombies 3 days ago
It's Romani ite domum, not Romanes eunt domus.Now write it out 1000 times or I'll cut your balls off!
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 days ago
Yeah, how about that sack of Rome? Visigoths rule! 😂
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 3 days ago
But many words in The English language are Latin derivatives, directly or indirectly. I could list many examples, and that list would of course end with the words "et cetera".
Well, it’s definitely tough being part of a military family. The sacrifices often go unseen, and the strength it takes to keep going is nothing short of inspiring. Thankfully, with social media, we’re now getting to hear their stories, feel their emotions, and understand the real weight behind those uniforms, on and off the battlefield.
And hey, we’re also getting a whole new way to learn about history. Yep, thanks to these memes. Funny, clever, and weirdly educational, they turn battles and moments from the past into scroll-worthy content. So, tell us, which meme made you laugh, which one made you curious, and which one sent you googling that historic event?
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 days ago
If Yugoslavia had bought an Otterbox case, this wouldn’t have happened.
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Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
I can't remember the last time I saw something made in its country of design, or brand name.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
I've seen some stupid American brands that have very prominent "HURR DURR MADE IN MURICA!!!!! WITH MURICAN PRIDE AND FREEDOM!!!!!!!!" tags. I'm American myself and I have no PROBLEM with products being made in the US, but a few American brands try to imply that products made in other countries suck because they weren't crafted with the sound of bald eagles screeching in the background XD
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
Nah. Ancient rome is boring. I prefer learning about the late Roman Empire when everything went to hell. Seems way more relevant today.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 days ago
The Dark Ages were pretty interesting.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Yeeah, Greek deities were pretty messed up. Cronus/Kronos ate his kids (the Goya painting of this is TERRIFYING) because he was paranoid that they'd overthrow/defeat him. Good times.
lucy smith 1 day ago
I recommend anyone who wants to learn about the Gods of old but wants to be entertained too to read "Zeus grants stupid wishes. A no b******t guide to mythology" by Cory O'Brien. It's very funny and a good read filled with all the stories and myths told with a humour that makes an easy read of a sometimes difficult subject matter to retain. It is split into different religions and ancient myth. Some chapter names (just to show you how silly this book is) Cronos likes to eat babies Anything Kali can do Shiva can do better Eshu Elegba is probably the last dude you want approving your friendship Abraham is totally cool about stabbing his kid in the face This is what Tom Cruise believes in Welcome to my book club!
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Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
WWI: Britain, Russia, and Germany. You must be a man over the age of 10 to join the army.
T'Mar of Vulcan 3 days ago (edited)
My father tried to join the army in 1941 when he was 13. They took him!! His father went and dragged him back home. He tried again in 1944 and was deployed to the European theater. (I forgot to mention Dad was South African; we were on the side of the Allies.)
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Jaya 3 days ago
Those are some cool headpieces. Can we make them popular again? Today's fashion is so boring.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
I've made some stuffed gryphon plushies with painted/dyed feathers similar to the ones on those headpieces XD Maybe it's time to make a whole "Aztec style" gryphon!
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Norfolk and good 3 days ago (edited)
Without WWII, we'd never have had the NHS, women in the workplace, or social housing, so thank you. 😉
BrunoVI 3 days ago (edited)
In America at least, the role of World War two in leading to women in the workplace is greatly exaggerated. In the 1920s, about one in four women worked outside of the home in the US, up four-fold in the previous 20 years. After World War 2, it was still only 32%. By 1963, only 37%. The big surge occurred in the 1970s and 1980s; by 1989, it reached its current proportion of 59%. (An aging population and extended educational years have contributed to keeping it from growing so much since then.)
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"When you let loose two World Wars, lose both, which crushed your country into ruin, and eventually got it divided into to an East/West country. But, you also still managed to create the downfall of the British Empire."
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Spidercat 3 days ago
Weeeeeeel technically, and only of you want to start a real fight. Northern Ireland may have concerns...
Betty Spaghetti 2 days ago
Many Hongkongers, understandably, were quite fearful of The Handover, and fled if they could.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 days ago
My mum was. I remember her moaning about it!
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Moving Enigma 3 days ago
History, restore tabs, or if you want to restore them one at a time ctrl+alt+t
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago (edited)
I just wish the rubber neckers didn't block the traffic on the A303 is all. And we used to play on these stones when I was a kid.
Michael Largey 3 days ago
Be sure to visit in the spring or the fall to watch them move the stones for Daylight Savings Time.
Ace 3 days ago
What's this 2000 years nonsense? The site goes back at least 6000 years, the stone Henge itself around 5000, with the latest rearrangement of the stones being around 4000 years ago.
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Sally Moen 3 days ago
Resistance members cycling around Netherlands and Denmark carrying out missions while pretending to be innocent civilians out for a ride
TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago (edited)
Against the USSR - The casuality rates are outright insane
Load More Replies... Sam Trudeau 2 days ago
Fun fact: The original LEGO building, aka The Lion House, was almost a war barracks. Bad news for the Germans, Ole Kirk Christiansen (yes, real name) didn't speak German, so the guy gave up and left
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Grumpy old man 3 days ago
Washington accidentally caused the 7 years war by ambushing French soldiers against orders
Michael Largey 3 days ago (edited)
The Seven Years War's source was in Europe and had nothing to do with Washington. (Everyone was pissed off about the outcome of the War of Austrian Succession, even the winners.) The French and Indian War, as the North American front was called, was about France making Britain choose what it was going to defend - its American colonies or its Hanoverian possessions on the continent. I doubt that involved warring countries like Saxony, Sweden, or Russia cared a fig about whether Washington ambushed French soldiers or chopped down cherry trees.
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childish gambling addiction 3 days ago
True but who put up Hadrian’s Wall?
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
People often don't understand the UK and France. We're like two squabbling siblings. We love to insult each other and fight. Mess with either of us, however, and the other will be knocking on your door.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 days ago
Nope sorry, it was very hostile. "almost the same language" W*F is wrong with you? That's like saying Portugal and Spain speak "almost the same language" so they should be the same country. No, I'm sorry, but just no.
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Adam Zad 3 days ago
We all know English mugs other languages in dark alleys and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary and loose grammar.
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 days ago
Well, they started it. The sons of bachelors all invaded us!
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Didn't we get some of our best curse words from the Norman language? XD
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago (edited)
Saxon, I think? We would probably use them to curse the Norman invaders ...
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Talis 3 days ago
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department!" says Wernher von Braun
QuincyForrest 3 days ago
von Braun was strange, to me. For all I've read and heard about him he essentially did not care about any deaths his work may have caused as long as he got to design and build his rocketry. He worshiped his rockets. Planet of the Apes, anyone?
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Grumpy old man 3 days ago
Twice! Rome, then Ravenna in the west, and Constantinople in the east, 1100 years later
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TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago (edited)
Funny enough, Genghis Khan had technological superiority over european forces through the useage of stirrups in his cavalry
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Moving Enigma 3 days ago
...and then the disappointment watching it so go to sh*t as they elect the Orange Blob!
Billo66 3 days ago
I certainly didn't elect him. Frankly, I think he already had it bought and paid for before it even began.
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago (edited)
They didn't have the same ideas about democracy that we do, however.
omartus 3 days ago
Which democracy are you referring to? Sweden's, Haiti's, or Argentina's?
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Talis 3 days ago
Their defence would have been OK. Problem was that they didn't stop Hitler when the German army crossed the Rhine and was still weaker. Plus, the flanking maneuver was quite risky, but turned out to be a huge success, unfortunately.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago (edited)
The original plan was to build the line all the way up to the Northern Sea but that would have causes diplomatic trouble with the Benelux states. Also nobody thought that tanks could cross the Ardennes anyways till Guderian just did that
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 3 days ago
Unfortunately a strong defensive line just tells the other side "Don't attack here. There are better places for that".
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Con O Cuinn 3 days ago
I dunno about this. I learned about the Aztec and the Inca when I was school, I didn't get taught anything about African history beyond European colonisation.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Well, the Aztec civilization was in Central America, not South America, so this meme is partially right XD And - did you not learn about ancient Egypt/etc. in school?
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Owen 3 days ago
I'm not denying rascism, but I think a large part of that is because they wrote less down. If the great Library of Alexandria hadn't been burned, we would have much more to go off.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago
I think one reason why we know so much about ancient Egypt is based exactly on their tendency to write stuff down - and that the stone of Rosetta was found to translate all of that
Load More Replies... Grumpy old man 3 days ago
Simon Bolivar did it all, except for Brazil which was done in by their own Emperor abdicating and returning to Portugal, and the new govt attempting to end slavery which caused a coup
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Grumpy old man 3 days ago
Edward Longshanks. See also JC k*****g the women and children at the Gauls last stand, which Custer tried at Little Bighorn
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FlamingZombies 3 days ago
and you will never hear the BRRRRRRRRRRRT if you are the target.
Load More Replies... Grumpy old man 3 days ago
The original plans have been lost, but theyre the greatest tank killers as long as THEY themselves have air support
TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago
Given how much of that endless tank army is left I'm really curious how the first pig wing will taste
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
My dad served in the Vietnam War. He never talked very much about it, other than that he lost a lot of good friends. I used to want to join the military when I was a kid, because I didn't know any better, and I was proud that my dad had served our country. When I told him I was thinking about joining the military when I turned 18, he was quiet for a long moment and said "please don't." I know the military offers amazing opportunities to people who otherwise would not be able to have those opportunities, and people can learn skills and get degrees that allow them to get great jobs once their enlistment is up, but the pain in my dad's quiet tone when he said "please don't" absolutely terrified me. (And as an amusing side to the consideration, I wanted to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, but they don't make left-handed planes.... XD )
Adam Zad 3 days ago
My father, who was Army, stationed in Japan during Korea, told me "If you're going to join the military, join the Air Force." Better to be leaving "harm's way" behind at 300 knots of delta-v. Problem is, I'm 6'3" (just shy of two full meters, for you metric folk), and you can only have a seated height of 39" (99 cm), max, to be a fighter pilot.
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Slapdash1 3 days ago
About 50 000 mirkins di.ed there. Which is about as many as d.ie EVERY YEAR from firearms in the Land of the Free. A Vietnam on your streets, every dąmn year.
Lady Eowyn 3 days ago
I don't think you know what "mirkin" means. I looked it up: The term "mirkin" refers to a pubic wig that is worn over the genital area. It is typically used by women who have lost their pubic hair due to medical conditions or by performers who want to enhance their appearance on stage or screen. Merriam Webster +1
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