Happy Monday, meme freaks and seekers of procrastination fuel. We're here to give you some material that will realize your desires to waste time and give the proverbial finger to one of the hardest days of the week. The variety in this here gallery is impressive. There are hyper-specific memes for everyone from bird lovers to history lovers. Dumb memes? Also present. Bleakly relatable and self-deprecating memes and tweets? Oh yeah, baby. This world is your oyster - if you're looking for quick humor.
If you're one of those armchair historians who gets most of their information from dubious YouTube videos that pack 200 years of history into ten-minute summaries, chances are you're all about the history memes. What's not to love? You get to have a laugh while pretending to be smart every time you recognize a vague (and possibly historically inaccurate) reference. We've got another round of dank history memes for all the aspiring scholars out there who also have a sense of humor.
Even with thousands of years of hindsight, ancient history is fascinating. Despite representing a completely different way of life, there's still a lot that can be learned from studying the stories from long ago.On top of that, the societies and associated myths that come from ancient times are a wild roller coaster ride. As a result, they provide plenty of material for memes. Everyone involved might be long dead or not even real, but it doesn't stop them from providing the humor.
Isn't it weird to think that maybe one day our experiences wil be retold in meme form? 2020 has already inspired a zillion memes, but these trials are going to be in history books. Hell, there's probably going to be an entire chapter on coronavirus alone. While we struggle to keep our heads high as obstacles are flung at us, it's nice to look back and remember that the past sucked too. That's where these history memes come in. While we don't take pleasure in the pains of our predecessors, it's nice to feel a bit of solidarity.
Even if you haven't seen 2004's The Butterfly Effect, you're probably aware of the concept in its title. It hails from Edward Lorenz' lauded work with chaos theory. Lorenz first popularized the idea in regards to weather, with the most famous example being that a sudden change in the way a butterfly flaps its wings can cause a tornado weeks later.
In pop culture, however, we associate the butterfly effect with Ashton Kutcher's dumb face and the horrifying consequences of altering the timeline. These memes tend to reflect the latter, and based on their cursed nature, we're, like, 100% sure that time traveling would be a mistake. See for yourself.
Sometimes someone just comes along and gives us something that we would never have dreamed of, and right now it's this guy right here. He has done us an amazing service by providing his analysis on something we never even knew we needed, something that we are still pretty sure we don't need.
Regardless, it's here and it's indiscriminate of gender. As, in true internet form, this enlightened individual has provided us unnecessary insight into the asses of history.
Things seem pretty bleak in the present. Between the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic turmoil its caused, and the insane winter storms that have crippled Texas, we're kind of over everything. Gone is the youthful hope that we once had, our plans for the future. Traveling the world and learning about other cultures is also out of the question. If we don't want to think about the sh*tshow we're dealing with, and the future is uncertain, what can we turn to? You got it, the past.
While poring over history tomes and watching educational television shows are both fine and dandy, we prefer to get our fix via memes. And history memes are far from hard to come by. They're all over Reddit and Instagram, dropping some serious knowledge and inspiring some very hearty chuckles. Though some of these memes may feel like they require a history degree to understand, we're pretty sure even a high school dropout would understand some of the other references. And hey, by scrolling through these memes you might even learn something.
Who says you can't laugh and learn at the same time? Teachers who think memes are trash, that's who. Well lucky for all you history nerds out there who prefer their education with a side of humor, the internet is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to dank history memes. Scroll along for a hearty batch of nerdy memes that poke fun at the past.
We're not sure how historically accurate some of these dank history memes are, but we do know they beat the drab history books they made us pretend to read in school. Whether you're a geeky history buff or you just love any kind of meme, these memes full of clever historical references will have you feeling learned while you LOL.
You don't have to be a historian to enjoy these memes. While they do reference some obscure dramas of yesteryear, the subject matter isn't so dense that you'll be completely lost. In fact, these history memes might even lead to something special: learning something. Which makes our constant mindless scrolling feel a little less shameful. Here's to knowledge!
Sick and tired of history memes from the twentieth century? Well you're in luck - this gallery contains 20 dank memes from the times of the Wild West, also known as the Middle Ages. What the f*ck people were doing back then, we'll never truly understand.
Gesǣlig Eastordæg! Or something like that.
If you go back far enough in your genealogy, chances are there are a few interesting stories that are worthy of being shared with family members, friends - or even Twitter. Yesterday, we were hit with the motherlode of ancestral anecdotes on the Bird App, thanks to Jamie Schler. In a viral tweet, the writer asked her fellow Twitter users to share their odd and cool tidbits of genealogical lore. And boy did the people deliver. The tales span centuries, from the Revolutionary War all the way to the misguided war in Vietnam. While they vary in tone (sad, funny, haunting), the stories share a common thread: being cool as hell. We've put a few of our favorite of the Twitter tales in this gallery, but you can take in a lot more fascinating tweets in the thread.
Everyday we're bombarded with so much information, our poor brains our bound to get overwhelmed and only process the necessary data, so to speak. It's a shame we can't retain all the interesting stuff we discover throughout our lives, but thanks to the internet and subreddits like r/todayilearned, we can revisit fascinating facts and historical tidbits we might have forgotten—or better yet, learn something new. If you're always the one at the party starting conversations with 'did you know...' then keep scrolling, because we've got a ton of interesting facts for your mind museum.
It's a pretty well-known fact that ignorance is bliss. These tidbits from an especially uncomfortable AskReddit thread are definitely proof of this theory. One masochistic user asked the community to share all the glorious factoids they wish they hadn't learned, and honestly - we feel the same way. Sometimes you really don't want to learn something every day.
