20+ Dank History Memes for Scholarly Scrollers

If you're one of those armchair historians who gets most of their information from dubious YouTube videos that pack 200 years of history into ten-minute summaries, chances are you're all about the history memes. What's not to love? You get to have a laugh while pretending to be smart every time you recognize a vague (and possibly historically inaccurate) reference. We've got another round of dank history memes for all the aspiring scholars out there who also have a sense of humor. 

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