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Historical Tweets Makes History LOL

by Leila Brillson on June 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM



Since mass, mobile technology is constantly criticized for making the populace dumber, we always enjoy it when microblogging or viral videos fall into the right hands. Jack Black showed us that history could be funny, but the people over at Historical Tweets gave us new perspectives on old stories.

Taking anything from classic literature like The Odyssey, to iconic video game moments, to extreme historical anachronisms (harriet tubman: "Sorry for the lack of tweets. Wi-i sucks underground."), the site reworks history to fit into 140 characters or less, along with hilarious timestamps, Twitter handles, and authentically designed avatars. Check out some of our favorites after the break:





Clyde is, perhaps, a little over optimistic.




Lewis and Clark realize this could have been a whole lot easier.




Malcolm X struggles with the right words.




Harriet! I know the feeling every time I ride the subway!




Can it get any simpler than this?

The site looks great too, but it's best for those who either have a pretty good grasp on the last 2,000 years, or are looking to learn about history in their own language.

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