the past

We can say with a good deal of certainty that many horrific historic events are glossed over in textbooks, at least in the United States. This partial picture of the past can be pretty misleading at best, and honestly damaging at its worst. History memes, however, take part in very little of that rosy selective memory. Instead, they pretty much roast every damn empire, government, and war that has ever existed. And for that reason, they may be more educational than any of the expensive tomes they assign you in school. These memes make for some pretty great proof. 

While holidays like Christmasobnoxiously push capitalism and materialism, there's something unarguably nice about receiving a thoughtful gift from a person you love. These gifts, and some of the stories behind them, do not fall into this category. From dead birds to bags of hair, these anecdotes from Redditors are guaranteed to make you appreciate those socks your mom insists on giving you every year. 

We cover a lot of history memes, but you don't need a funny picture to find the past interesting or hysterical. These Tumblr posts are an amazing reminder of the hilarity of yesteryear, as well as some pretty freakin' cool facts. 

You don't need to feel guilty for perusing these history memes. They're basically like going to school or watching a public television show about our ancestors. Go ahead. They're educational. 

These memes are the perfect combination of culture from days of yore and what some may consider our distinct lack of culture. Whatever your opinion of  memes, these artsy tidbits hit just the right relatable spot for us. If you're looking for something a little more dank and fact-based, you can always check our our history memes here and here. 

This meme dump has got it all: arguably dumb shitposts, relatable memes, and then we've got the memes for the philosophersand history buffs. If there isn't something here for you then we seriously have to question your sense of humor.  

"Not a Cell Phone in Sight" memes seem to have not an end in sight. If you're not familiar with these satirical bits of nostalgia, they make fun of those who say that times were better before smart phones existed. Click here if you want to see part I!

The advertising world was a whole different universe in the 50's and 60's. This stuff would definitely trigger people today!

We're so glad technology has come as far as it has. Waiting a day to download an album or a movie sounds like sheer torture.

Things sure were different before we had these fancy smartphones and self-driving cars!