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The Phoenicians — Traders Who Invented the Alphabet
A meme about the Phoenicians — an ancient Semitic civilization that dominated Mediterranean trade from roughly 1500-300 BCE. The Phoenicians were based in what is...
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Medieval Marginalia — The Monk Who Drew Too Weird
A four-panel comic by Niels Vergouwen (@nielsverdouwen) about medieval marginalia — the bizarre doodles monks left in the margins of illuminated manuscripts. Panel 1: An...
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Would You Like to Apologize for Ending Our Satanic Human Sacrifices?
@TheIronWarden drops the historical uno reverse. Aztec priestess with feathered headdress, smiling: “WOULD YOU LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR ENDING OUR SATANIC HUMAN SACRIFICES?” Spanish conquistadora...
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Korean Flag Painted Over a Japanese Flag to Defy the Ban
A Korean flag (Taegeukgi) painted over a Japanese flag during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. Displaying the Korean flag was banned by the colonial authorities,...
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Only Two Genuine Pirate Flags Survived History
Today In History (@historigins): “These are the only two genuine pirate flags known to be in existence.” 656K views, 35.5K likes. Two faded Jolly Rogers...
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Antisemitism Hits All-Time High in Germany
“BREAKING NEWS: ANTISEMITISM HITS ALL-TIME HIGH IN GERMANY — A RECORD 8,725 ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS IN 2025.” Photo shows a massive pro-Palestinian protest at the Brandenburg...
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Spider-Man Learns What 100,000 Really Means
The classic Raimi Spider-Man train scene gets a dark historical remix. Panel 1: Peter Parker tells a packed train car “Don’t worry, I’ve travelled back...
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The History of Slavery: West vs Rest
SKS Cartoon breaks down slavery as a global institution: Roman vs tribal, Medieval vs tribal, Lincoln/freedom vs tribal stagnation. The point is uncomfortable but fair...
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Napoleon got a country, Victoria got an era, Euler got a pun
Gorgocutie Says: This is the hierarchy of "having things named after you" taken to its logical extreme. Napoleon gets a country (well, an era of...
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“Is the B-52 still in service?” — The time traveller’s dilemma
Gorgocutie Says: This comic perfectly captures the B-52 Stratofortress’s ridiculous service life. The Boeing B-52 first flew in 1952 and entered service in 1955. That’s...
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President James Garfield’s great-great-grandson invented Magic: The Gathering
Gorgocutie Says: Here’s a piece of American trivia that sounds like a fever dream but is absolutely true. James Garfield — the 20th President of...
