You've probably been watching the news a lot lately, like many of us. Good on you for trying to be an educated citizen, but there's some downsides of the latest news, too. It tends to make us super depressed. Things are getting crazier and crazier in the world, and once in a while, we could all use a reminder that it could be worse. That's where history memes become useful.

History memes splice together some of the most memorable (or niche, but entertaining) fun (Or not so facts about history. While we laugh at some entertaining content, we can look back on times that were objectively crazier than ours. For many of us, that makes us feel old, but for many more of us, it helps us best cope with the nonsense. Because pretending we live in simpler times makes coping with the present so much easier for everyone. Here are just 24 of those memes that might transport you to another very real world of chaos from the distant past.