40 Historical Memes That Are Too Funny And Accurate Not To Share

History is fun—you just have to dig in!

Sophia

• Published in Funny
• February 25, 2022

The world as we know it was shaped by a long series of events and circumstances, some planned and some accidental. This process is ongoing and never truly complete – we're still trying to figure out how the world should work, how we should live together, and what technologies would improve our lives.

People often say that reading about history is boring and difficult. But while it is true that it does take a lot of effort to understand the many things that happened in the past, what people don't know is that discovering things beyond the typical and generic historical timeline is actually fun!

Come to think about it, there are now a lot of memes online making rounds on different social media platforms that show references to some historical happenings. And what's great about it is that when you do understand the context behind those jokes and one-liners, you would most definitely be amused by what they are trying to convey!

That being said, there is even an online community in Reddit called r/HistoryMemes where people gather to laugh about the [literal] good old days. Currently, there are about 3.6 million members called "History Experts" who share jokes, memes, and fun facts about history that are too amusing to not let everyone know.

Just check out some of the best posts in this subreddit below!

1. Women Have Always Ruled

2. What A Stubborn Thing

3. Russian Literature Are A Whole New Breed

4. Social Distancing In History

5. Beethoven Being A Petty Musician

6. Wouldn't Have Known It

7. Pre-Colonial Africa

8. This Is Actually An Ancient Meme

9. Is This The Real Life?

10. They Seem Allergic To It

11. Cats Are A Religion

12. Font Humor

13. People Should Still Do This

14. They Can't Just Stop Horsing Around

15. The Monsters They Fought Were Just Like Them

16. Elite Roman Joke

17. Legendary Christopher Lee

18. Kenya Is Love

19. Horseshoe Crab Being Content With Their Beauty

20. Several Days Is Not Enough

21. Oh No

22. Just Telling It Like It Is

23. What A Kind Gentleman

24. Why It Is Called Wall Street

25. Don't Complain Unless You Would Prefer This

26. Diss Tracks Way Before Then

27. Girl Boss Of Her Time

28. Just Say Patriot Act, That Would Be Enough

29. The Royal Family's Life Spans

30. Don't You Have Clocks There?

31. Can You Be Even More Specific?

32. Just Wait For All The Historical Costume Expert Reaction Videos On Youtube For Every Historical Movie That Goes Out

33. Samurai For The Aesthetics Only

34. What A Strategy

35. Julius Caesar Demanding A Higher Ransom For Himself Because He Was Insulted

36. Poor, Poor Kids

37. Tales Of Cities With Slaves

38. A Timeline Of Historical Slangs For Men's Meats

39. Such A Hard Thing

40. Male Fantasy

Learning history can be really fun—only if you know how to look in the right places, and this subreddit is one of those! There's nothing more satisfying than coming across a classical or a historical meme that you can immediately relate to because you know the context behind it!

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Sophia