We humans have an unexplainable urge to uncover the mysteries of our past. So it made total sense that companies stepped right in to shake things up—literally and figuratively. A few years ago, the world was obsessed with ancestry DNA services. Everyone was eager to spit into a tube, send it off, and await the …
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29 Medieval Memes Straight Out of 1300 AD
I have seen many posts online earnestly romanticizing living in the medieval era. If you think I’m kidding, take one scroll through traditional bro Twitter, and you’ll be unpleasantly surprised. These trad accounts bemoan modern existence, claiming that we don’t fight for anything important. If we were born in the medieval era, we would get …
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25 Ancient History Memes That Tell Stories of Eras Past
It is crazy to think about it, but only 1.6% of human history has actually been recorded because we have only been able to write for the past few thousand years. Perhaps part of the reason that we don’t miss it is that the stuff that got accounted for during the periods of time that …
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33 History Memes for Dark Academics Who are Finally Reading ‘The Secret History’
I finally started reading ‘The Secret History,’ and holy moly, y’all…I finally understand what all of those TikTokers were going on about in 2020! If you’ve never heard of this book, it’s about a group of Classics students at a small liberal arts University in Vermont who descend into an inescapable spiral of murder and …
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35+ History Memes That Will Make History
Memes are a part of history. They might not have existed in ancient Babylon or during the Crusades, but they will undoubtedly be in the history books in the not-so-distant future. Memes express what real people were thinking about historical moments while they were happening better than their memories ever could. I might remember how …
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30 Knight Memes for Medieval Lads and Lasses
I wish we had more insight into what people actually looked like during the Medieval era. I love the medieval films of Roger Cormac as much as anybody ( (I wish I could live in the set of The Masque of the Red Death ), but unfortunately, 1960s movies probably do not represent the Dark Ages …
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29 Medieval Memes for Hobbits in The Shire and Knights in Shining Armor
It’s easy to look back at the medieval period with gratitude that you’re not living in it. Who wants to spend their days doing menial farm work while munching on stone soup to survive? Why would you want to live in a time where one disease killed ⅓ of the entire population of Europe? Medieval …
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An Amphora of Ancient Greek Mythology Memes and Posts
Say what you like about the civilization of Ancient Greece, those column-loving MFs knew how to tell a good story. They came up with all these tales about the Gods and the wild ways they interacted with people and each other, and even though it may be difficult to find anybody who believes in them …
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Ancient History Memes For Bronze Age Fans Who Could Take or Leave Silver or Gold
I wish I knew more about world history, but alas, I went to an American public high school. One of the biggest issues with schools in America is that they teach American history nearly every year, leaving crumbs for kids who want to learn about the history of the world and world geography. I know …
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‘This guy is clearly a time traveler’: A surprising collection of photos that prove time isn’t real
Time, as they say, is a flat circle. What goes around absolutely comes around, as evidenced by the sudden pervasiveness of low-rise jeans and going-out tops. It’s no secret that trends come and go like cycles on a washing machine. But sometimes something comes along that none of us are quite ready for. Some pioneers …
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