Just 17 very funny jokes about world history

Jamie Jones. Updated November 19th, 2020

Laughter probably isn’t your first response when you think of “world history”, however, these tweets prove that almost any subject can be humorous in the right hands.

Here are 17 hilarious history jokes for your enjoyment and, possibly, education:

i think a fight is about to break out in the subway i'm on pic.twitter.com/q1Mfod38S4

— Gee (@woag_) March 27, 2018

The Greeks showing up outside the city of Troy pic.twitter.com/8XtcpnBVTZ

— Zaddy Lessons (@bolinthomas) May 30, 2020

https://twitter.com/kejamieson_/status/1329166619076161545

the guy who invented constellations was like "see those 4 stars? that's a bear" and everyone else was just too busy trying to not die from the plague to fight him on it

— the hype (@TheHyyyype) July 7, 2019

Glad my room is to the left. For some reason the right side of this hotel floor doesn't sound peaceful. pic.twitter.com/KqWKwOk4qv

— Andrew Cooper (@HongKongBee) November 21, 2017

julius caesar (dying after being stabbed 23 times): please…name a salad after me

— Political science B.A. (@InternetHippo) October 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/Cryptoterra/status/1227348128031858688

Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses on the door of the Catholic church. #MemeHistory pic.twitter.com/1HCJuEJQoV

— Ma$on (@FirstGentleman) March 11, 2016

always remember that being goth isn't about your music or your clothes, it's about ravaging the balkans on your way to sack southern gaul

— Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) June 24, 2017

10.

https://twitter.com/rauItra/status/1294920684422930432

11.

We need to go back pic.twitter.com/ZpPLa5XU7T

— Jen Deere 1986 (@oxyjene1986) August 1, 2020

12.

https://twitter.com/underthenettle/status/1328748910207242241

13.

I'm close to breaking this whole thing wide open pic.twitter.com/TLJnSeXeej

— Andy Ryan (@ItsAndyRyan) December 26, 2019

14.

One of my favourite things ever is the 300 year gap in Irish inventions after whiskey was invented pic.twitter.com/PL3TV1O9OL

— Mark Hayes (@trickaduu) August 6, 2018

15.

Disinfecting Pericles who died from the plague in 429 B.C. pic.twitter.com/mbhesRxn4b

— Dimitar Bechev (@DimitarBechev) April 4, 2020

16.

https://twitter.com/desukidesu/status/1284158236367757313

17.

The contents of the British Museum https://t.co/TWlyg7vXj8

— pariah carey. صاروخ صغير (@yalldontIqra) November 13, 2020