22 History Memes For That 3 A.M. On Wikipedia Feeling

History is all around us. It's in the name of the street you might be living on, the bend of the paths in the park that the dog walkers pass through, and, lately, on the screen of your mobile or laptop computer. On Reddit, where knowledgeable luminaries on all subjects under the sun post and congregate, /r/historymemes provides the internet's number one place to learn about the human past through a cast of Wojaks, reaction images, and meme templates that are usually used to discuss topics that are a little more current.

History memers aren't just talking about the usual stuff, about Columbus crossing the ocean blue in 1492 or the Constitution's signing in 1787. Instead, these memes pull from fascinating and not-as-frequently discussed periods of history. This is "30 minutes into scrolling a deliciously long Wikipedia article" kind of history, well past the "Early Life" section and into stranger and altogether more splendid territory.

So, if you were bored in history class, here's another way to rediscover the joy of learning about history.