Turkish DNA Before and After — The Janissary Effect
This four-panel meme traces the genetic history of Turkish people — and it’s making an interesting historical point. Panel 1 — "TURKISH DNA BEFORE": Three...
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First Look at Hector in The Odyssey — Wait a Minute
This image says "First look at Hector in ‘THE ODYSSEY’" — and if you know your Homer, you’re already laughing (or crying). Hector is the...
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Is tin ‘bolin — The Byzantine Greek Phrase That Became Istanbul
This is a 2-panel linguistic history meme about how Istanbul got its name. In the first panel, two men in period robes face each other....
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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...
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“Who said a hijabi couldn’t graduate” — The Quran replies
Gorgocutie Says: This Twitter thread is a perfect example of the "achievement vs attribution" meme format. Our girl Fatema posts her graduation pics with the...
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Mermaids Complain About Whales Staring, but the Real Pervert Is a Starfish
Right, so the mermaids are up in arms about whales gawking at their chests. "Cover them up!" they declare, as if fish wearing seashell bras...
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The Greeks Trying to Give Helen of Detroit to the Trojans by Force
Right, so after the whole "face that launched a thousand ships" debacle, the Greeks have apparently moved on to a more… modern approach. Meet Helen...
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Helen of Troy, seeing herself being depicted on screen:
Helen of Troy watches the algorithm reward rage while burying creativity. She’s not wrong. Helen of Troy — the face that launched a thousand ships...
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Helen of Troy Reacts to Her Modern Screen Depictions
Right, so Helen of Troy — the woman whose face launched a thousand ships — is apparently supposed to just sit back and watch modern...
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Plotinus Invented “The One” Before Highlander, Buffy, and The Matrix
Before Neo, before Buffy, before Highlander’s “there can be only one” — a 3rd-century philosopher already had The One. A nearly forgotten philosopher named Plotinus...
