The great Wilhelm von Humboldt once wrote, "The historian's task is to present what actually happened." Don't mind if I do, Willie! Too often history is presented as a series of dry, "important," facts and events. But it doesn't have to be that way. History is fucking crazy. And the most interesting stuff is often what gets left out in the retelling. Perhaps these stories are not deemed serious enough to warrant being included in textbooks. But if they were, people would care a lot more about the past! When I learn about crazy shit that happened way back when, I have a much easier time remembering the more "dry" stuff. Often, the crazy shit enhances my understanding in such a way that the dry stuff isn't even dry anymore-- it's soaked in "What the Fuck!?" In essence, that's what I want to share with y'all. I want to help spice up the past. I want to show you how World War I was started by a sandwich. I want to tell you about giant Egyptian penis sculptures. I want to tell you how to get to 2nd base with your midwife. I want to soak history in WTF.
Here, an image of Don Quixote and his twin brother in witch hats, trading glow-in-the-dark bedsheets for a bucket of turds and a traditional giant flaming pre-sliced peach from some hipsters.
-The Rad Historian
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