Even if you were not a fan of history class in school, you have to admit that history and stories about people who lived in the same places we live right now are pretty interesting. My version of history class today as an adult is videos about how people used to get by, mainly explaining …
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45 Ancient Rome Memes For History Dudes Still Mentally In 1025 AD
Why is Ancient Rome still such a popular historical period to obsess over? It’s one of the few places and times in the ancient world where we have so much documented about their history. There are a lot of emperors to memorize and tons of ground to cover. For me, the driving interest in Roman …
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‘The experience of boredom’: Gen X and older reveal x things about the 80s that pop culture forgets
Living through a period of time and looking back at it are two very different things. History is often told by unreliable narrators, even when those who experienced it are still alive. This is especially true when things become glamorized for Hollywood or the mainstream media. Most of the time, entertainment is going to triumph …
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‘The experience of boredom’: Gen X and older reveal 20 things about the 80s that pop culture forgets
Living through a period of time and looking back at it are two very different things. History is often told by unreliable narrators, even when those who experienced it are still alive. This is especially true when things become glamorized for Hollywood or the mainstream media. Most of the time, entertainment is going to triumph …
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25+ History Memes for Those Who Learn From the Mistakes of the Past
Yeah, I’ll say it. I did well on the AP US History exam. I was a nerd in high school and proud to be it. What helped is that I had a fantastic teacher who made learning history fun. She made us all feel special as students, so we were inspired to learn. And heck, if …
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40 Ancient History Memes That Launched 1000 Ships
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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‘Leaving your kids at home for the night’: Things that were normal 20 years ago, but unacceptable today
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the mid-aughts are now history—they’re twenty years old, to be exact. No matter how many of us experience it, I don’t think us human beings will get used to the passage of time that only seems to get faster as we get older. That being …
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15 Ides of March Memes to Beware
Happy Ides of March, everybody! I know that in the grand scheme of historical time, March 15th is not a happy day for everybody, but I extend an olive branch to anyone who wants to celebrate the most famous political assassination of all time. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t have some fun on this …
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45 Ancient Rome Memes For Dudes Still Thinking About The Roman Empire
It’s often been said that men think about the Roman Empire at an unusually high rate. I was shocked when I first heard this meme about guys contemplating the Roman Empire at least once a week, if not more. I probably don’t think about said period in history more than a couple of times a …
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20+ Old Posts and Past Declarations That Aged Like Milk
It’s very easy to be smug in the present, especially if we ended up being on the right side of history. We all know the internet is full of people doing stupid things, and this is never truer than when we look to its past (or when it’s representing the past). Everybody has made mistakes that …
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