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20 More History Memes To Teach You Some Fun Facts

Even long after your days of sitting in history class and learning about some time period that is long gone, there's nothing wrong with educating yourself on other parts of history. Whether you loved or hated having to learn about history in school, everyone can admit that there are some aspects of it that are super interesting. One of the greatest parts about history as a topic is that there are so many different niches, chances are there is something out there you will find interesting. Whether it be mythology or dinosaurs, or the more common interests like technology and wars.

With history memes you can learn about a new subject while getting smarter all at the same time, kind of like when you watch the History Channel. Most of the time we spend online is spent mindlessly scrolling, so spending a bit of it expanding your collection of fun facts in an entertaining way is a great alternative. Here are 20 history memes, whether you like it or not. Maybe you'll find a new niche interest amongst them.

Creativity Isn't Everyone's Strong Point

UNORIGINAL COUNTRY NAMES Little "Venice" We're in the south of Africa ORIGINAL COUNTRY NAMES The land of the rising sun New "Zeeland" The moon's belly button We're a union of states The land of honest men Where the King lives

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Real Struggle

This ancient writer's account is clearly biased and unrealistic He's the only source we have HISTORIANS OF ANCIENT HISTORY imgflip.com JAKE-CLARK.TUMBLR

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1111

Let's sign the peace treaty at 11 AM! 11 11 11 sounds so cool Western Front: 10:55 AM The war is finally gonna end in 5 minutes. Can we please stop fighting? No. Now charge or we'll arrest you for treason /High HopesLemon

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Ancient China

Historians: "Mild conflict in ancient china" FRANCE GERMANY ITALY AUSTR HUNGA hundreds of thousands of deaths

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Facts

My dumb a learning America was established 100 years before Germany

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For 4 Days!

Kazakhstan in 1991/12/12 I am not in USSR Skyler. I am the USSR.

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Amazing

Oh, you meant that literally? HISTORY HUSTLE In the 1880s, the director of Harvard Observatory was often frustrated with his staff, and supposedly said, "My Scottish maid could do better!" So, he decided to hire her. Williamina Fleming ran a team for decades, classified thousands of stars, and discovered white dwarfs and the Horsehead Nebula.

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The More You Know

trand 18888 Marie Antoinette in movies Let them eat cake Marie Antoinette in reality Funds home for unwed mothers and buys grain for those in need Also decadent like most monarchs

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Western Duels

Western duels in movies We shall duel at sunset Western duels in reality We shall duel at sunset No W-- i'll just get the sheriff (219

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Mythology Things

Early history according to Modern society: Early history according to Proto-Indo-Europeans:

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Tents Were Not Common

Medieval army camps in movies Got a solid 10 hours in my double king sized tent Cool i have the same one Medieval army camps in reality My tent was washed away the first week Never had one....

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They Weren't That Exciting

Warhammers in Warhammers in Fiction: Reality: 2000m

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I'll Do It Myself

Dr. Leonid Rogozov realizing he needs an appendectomy but there aren't any other surgeons within 1000+ miles Shame.

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SMH

Nobles in Medieval Europe needing a scapegoat for their own bu That wasn't me. That was the Jews

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Top Hat Supremacy

TERRIFIED LONDONER imgflip.com B N TERRIFIED LONDONER JOHN HETHERINGTON WEARING THE FIRST TOP HAT

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Important Debate

How would you execute an Argentinasaurus for counter-revolutionary activity? B

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Ain't No Way

Europeans when they realize Fahrenheit was invented by a Polish person

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Oops

YOU PUT A BUG IN A WOODEN REPLICA OF THE SEAL OF THE US YOU GET A BUNCH OF KIDS TO GIFT IT TO THE US AMBASSADOR HE HANGS IT IN HIS OFFICE THEY DON'T FIND IT FOR SEVEN YEARS imgflip.com

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Correction

I MYTH Germany and Napoleon France Invaded Russia in the winter FACT Germany and Napoleon invaded in the Summer and by the time they had reached Deep into Russia it became winter made with mematic

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In It Together

Being passionately hated at first but overtime becoming too recognizable to dismantle Eiffle Tower in Paris Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw

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