24 History Memes That Might Teach You Something New

History has always been a complicated topic. It's one that remains controversial among many students who aren't particularly interested in learning about it, because, well, it all happened in the past. But the truth is, there's still a lot of value in learning about history. In fact, one of the most valuable things about it is using that knowledge to create history memes, which cover everything from the World Wars to the copper complaint tablet to Ea-nasir.

History memes take old scenarios we may or may not be familiar with and create some rather entertaining new jokes from them. Often, they're educational, and in the least painful of ways, since they're also pretty fun. So technically, they're a productive use of your time, and you don't have to feel bad about looking at them instead of doing your work. It's not procrastination if you're technically learning about some cool history facts while you scroll on your phone. Here are some of our favorite new examples of memes made from the distant past.