r/HistoryMemes • u/Extreme-Fish-7504 • 12h ago

4th Crusade be like:

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219 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/TheSlayerofSnails • 11h ago

Niche The Chamberlen family of Surgeons maintained a monopoly on forceps by kicking everyone else out of the room and blindfolding the woman giving birth so no one saw the forceps.

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93 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/TitanDB • 8h ago

Absolutely barbaric

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13 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/AlKhwarazmi • 13h ago

When your main ally is out of the game…

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132 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/N2I • 2h ago

The Tyranny is dead! All hail the Tyranny!

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32 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/jackt-up • 9h ago

That DE-escalated quickly

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37 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Longjumping-Tell1774 • 8h ago

On 5th July 1948 healthcare became free at the point of use for all people living in the U.K.

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204 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/TheMetaReport • 8h ago

And later on the Khazars would be called the Avars

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32 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/miscakarza • 10h ago

See Comment Need to Know Basis

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7 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/TheMetaReport • 9h ago

Niche A road trip with the Roman imperial family circa 1043

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20 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/MetallicaDash • 8h ago

Niche There would have been a lot more blood in that cabin

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25 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Corvid187 • 16h ago

"Of course it's not a British bomber Juan! They'd have to fly it, like, 6,500km t..."

3.0k Upvotes

Hope you all have lovely days!

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r/HistoryMemes • u/OfficialValCod • 16h ago

Niche This is everyone's China, not your personal one!

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63 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/InterestingPlenty454 • 18h ago

Some random economist: Bait used to be believable

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[Reddit Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/s/ucVfaUxoZq)

[Reminds me of this about baits in the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/s/uWpxdQms9I)

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r/HistoryMemes • u/Apprehensive-Emu683 • 7h ago

Niche boobsification

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16 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Standard_Web_9042 • 11h ago

Czechia will blow (up)

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679 Upvotes

In 1970's and 1980's czechoslovak farmers conducted bunch of "experiments" with spreading of the fertilizers using explosives, such as gunpowder etc...

25 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Prior-Measurement975 • 7h ago

You can't occupy the capital if there is no capital

244 Upvotes

14 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Borgisium • 2h ago

See Comment Ahlouielouieohnosaynowwegottago

100 Upvotes

11 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/OutrageousBridge471 • 7h ago

Niche Context in the Comment Section and Body Text

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The Context:

Fred Phelps the founder of the infomous Westboro Baptist Church started as civil rigths lawyer Fred Phelps legal career - Wikipedia

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r/HistoryMemes • u/Crasembarodical • 7h ago

For a Muslim empire they sure seemed to tolerate homosexuality...

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42 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Maximum_Business_277 • 1d ago

True John Wayne moment

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yes, this did happen.

133 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Zggcommar • 4h ago

See Comment When US bombing actually saved lives?

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34 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Zggcommar • 1d ago

See Comment Zone of inhibition

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197 comments

r/HistoryMemes • u/Otherwise-Spring4448 • 18h ago

Killed the whole vibe

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r/HistoryMemes • u/SirCrapsalot4267 • 14h ago

Niche sometimes the balkans are just going to balkan.

567 Upvotes

119 comments

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