National Geographic has spent more than a century cultivating a reputation as a serious, respectable publication.
Apparently they’ve decided that now’s as good a time as any to do away with all that.
Here’s how they’re going about it:
French revolutionaries not only reformed their government; they also created a new uniform system of measurement https://t.co/It15Bs7t1w
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) September 16, 2020
Isn’t that special?
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…and it was head & shoulders above the rest https://t.co/zNLCovgZTM
— Joe DeVito (@JoeDeVitoComedy) September 16, 2020
Badum-CH!
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— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) September 16, 2020
Sacré bleu, National Geographic!
everything all right over there?
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) September 16, 2020
You mighta skimmed over a lil' somethin' there
— I did not and will not vote for him. Calm down. (@jtLOL) September 16, 2020
I’m thinking they did something else too. pic.twitter.com/BzLN2KO4ko
— charity (@charitabee) September 16, 2020
Seems like a pretty big deal, actually.
The Jacobins not only guillotined thousands of people during the Reign of Terror that eventually led to authoritarian military regime under Napoleon Bonaparte, but look! New measurement system. https://t.co/OwscUwZlzh
— kaitlin (@thefactualprep) September 16, 2020
Yes they developed how to measure height by using stacked corpses.
— Jay (@OneFineJay) September 16, 2020
The metric system did indeed present a more accurate means of measuring one's height – post decapitation.
— Bohemio of the Reeeeing Twenties (@El__Bohemio) September 16, 2020
Hitler not only explored new territory; he also established innovative mandatory work programs https://t.co/nIVVgq2Fcq
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) September 16, 2020
Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
— Paula K?? (@shadowop) September 16, 2020
“Mostly peaceful”
— James Fountain ?? (@JamesAFountain2) September 16, 2020
Something like that.
Really miss the old national geographic.
— Chop Shop (@Chopshop2011) September 16, 2020
A lot of people probably do.