history

Archaeologists dig up a skeleton with a knife for an arm—and it becomes a meme

Brittany Vincent— August 6

These 2 London museums viciously battled for supremacy on Twitter

Dahlia Dandashi— September 16

Why Wonder Woman is the perfect superhero for World War I

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— June 6

SXSW sign

The biggest wins and fails in SXSW history

February 9

Apple’s original copy logo looks nothing like what you’d expect

Mike Wehner— October 19

old erotic art

A brief and incredible history of porn

Lyz Lenz— October 17

mit book scan

This super powerful scanner can read a book without opening the cover

John-Michael Bond— September 12

back to the future 3 train scene

Reddit’s r/AskHistorians goes all-in on the ‘Back to the Future III’ train scene

April Siese— August 26

Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.

Former ‘Fight Club’ camera assistant left the industry to photograph vintage neon signs

— July 2

Alex Jason's Mac collection

This 15-year-old’s Mac collection is so rare it’s becoming a museum

John-Michael Bond— May 10

american history

4 of the most despicable moves in U.S. political history

Matt Lubchansky— April 6

Jesus pointing to Twitter bird

7 historical figures who would have been the worst on Twitter

Luke Winkie— March 30

#MemeHistory is here to teach you about the history of the world

Ziwe Fumudoh— March 14

gravestone with a facebook like on the front

RIP the Facebook Like, 2009-2016

Stephen Thomas— March 8

digital globe with explosions around it

In memory of the inventor of email, send an email to someone you love

Aaron Sankin— March 6

joseph gordon levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt producing film about Army unit that fought the KKK

Audra Schroeder— March 3

image of ben carson and stalin

Ben Carson’s campaign shrugs off fake Joseph Stalin quote

Eric Geller— February 15

Sting rocking out

The first secure online purchase wasn’t pizza or pot, but it totally rocked

Selena Larson— November 30

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