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24 History Memes To Keep You Sharp

There are many different kinds of memes out there. Memes are constantly growing and evolving with new formats and jokes going viral every week. When it comes to meme genres, there's something out there for just about everyone. History memes are one of these rather popular meme genres, believe it or not. There is quite a large fanbase of history memes. They are a great way to learn a new fun fact with some added humor and silliness in the mix.

History memes can encapsulate many different times, from Greek mythology to the dinosaurs to medieval times. Whatever kind of history you're into, there's sure to be a fun meme to accompany it. Reddit's /r/historymemes is the subreddit dedicated to sharing all of the best history memes from around the internet. The users on there are skilled at curating funny and entertaining yet accurate and interesting memes. Here are 24 of them to teach you a new fun fact and keep your mind sharp today.

Tea Time

The Allies watching the Brits drink tea while in a tank: u/Khandlerparteser

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Nope

The Philippines My country have been colonized by the Spanish for 300 years So you guys speak Spanish right? 3828 made with mematic

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Genius

*So, how do we fool the German bombers to not drop their bombs to our capital? *Why not build a fake capital? u/Khandlerpartesar

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Crazy

President James Garfield: Look I don't want to trouble you fellows, but I was shot months ago and this infection just keeps getting worse. His doctors who used dirty instruments and refused to wash their hands: //FOX NEWS 8:18 ET 03 WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SCIENCE JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME M

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Heroes

Nintendo saving the video game industry Japan loosening their ban on card games

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Unclear

tim WITT Who are you? imgflip.com I'M A NATION THAT ALLOWED SLAVERY BEFORE 1800 Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?

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When you realize the colonists had the high ground in the Battle of Bunker Hill but still lost

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Pick One

What would you choose? A 75 mm Mle 1897 canon (It can deliver 15 rounds per minute, up to about 8,500 m) A GIRLFRIEND (SHE EXISTS)

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Wooooah

Issac Newton: If a thing isn't moving, then it probably won't move unless something moves it 17th Century Europe: TVPeru

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Oop

The emperor gives a thumbs up Thumbs up actually means "yes, kill them"

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Big Bucks

Archaeologists in the early 19th century discovering ancient artefacts and mummies during the "Egyptomania" craze You're gonna make me big buck buck bucks!

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The True Dinos

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Rocks!

Wooly Mammoths- just chillin Bipedal primates- have rock

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Reverse Psychology

Frederick the Great trying to convince Prussians to adopt the potato as a new staple crop: 010 66 010 00 NOW, PRUSSIANS... kele OO my DON'T YOU STEAL THESE POTATOES.

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It's A Cycle

Medieval European kingdoms be like He undoes everything done by his predecessor CAM A competent King is crowned <-> An awful King is crowned He strengthens the country

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Take That

LEFT EXIT 12 Get therapy/ grieve H Turn people into stars/plants Every Greek God

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The Origin Story

King Arthur Merlin the wizard vo (3) Being the son of Satan

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Tragic

Random pieces of Pangea approximately 200 million years ago- You didn't have to cut me off

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Wait What

Russia selling Alaska to the USA in 1867 Large oil reserves discovered after OSCORP OECOBS Profits are up Why wasn't I told

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Phew

Uncooked Lobsters After Titanic Sank: 08 NEW in the first half, not gonna lie They had us in

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Peace

How I sleep knowing that the Russian space dog, Strelka, survived space travel and her daughter, Pushnika, had four puppies with President John F. Kennedy's terrier. Kennedy called the pups "Pupniks"

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Alpha Sam

Unsinkable Sam Vs. average housecat - Survived one of the greatest military disasters in German history -Survived three major shipwrecks -Grew old and died at a naval home in Belfast -Hasn't even been in a single battle -Can barely swim -Probably got hit by a car or something

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Sorry What

Some lying bh: Hey, that's my baby! The real mother: what?? No it's not Solomon: we shall cut the baby in half and you will each get a piece The real mother: excuse me what the

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Keep an Eye Out

Dentists closely watching the Battle of Waterloo to wait and collect the dead soldier's teeth to sell them to a rich toothless noble from anywhere: w/khanderpartesar

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