For the first time since the Black Death in 1349, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was closed amid coronavirus fears. Journalist David Videcette took to Twitter to tell the story of the Muslim family that has guarded the keys to the church since the seventh century.
Scroll down for your history lesson for the day, but if you're craving more educational content, click here for some history memes!
Jim Halpert from cult-classic The Office has always been known for his mischievous nature. His compulsion to prank and torture his colleagues takes a much, much darker turn in these memes from the r/dankmemes subreddit. His slyly narrowed eyes starting through blinds are being used to represent everything from Facebook privacy issues, to darker issues, such as world war.) While these controversial memes may not appeal to everyone, the ever-edgy Reddit meme-ing community is eating them up. But Jim isn't the only celebrity who has made waves on the subreddits. Ajit Pai, the former head of the Federal Reserve, was a massive hit as a dank meme on Reddit, and these are some of the best.
We covered 'Is This A Pigeon' just last week, but the meme is continuing to blow up in a big way. It's being used in the contexts of history, pop culture, and even in some seriously meta ways. You could say it's become self-aware. Enjoy them before they're banished to the meme graveyard forever.
