diff --git a/src/data_types/frequency.py b/src/data_types/frequency.py
index f889a67..a651cfe 100644
--- a/src/data_types/frequency.py
+++ b/src/data_types/frequency.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 import calendar
 
 from utils import (
-    str_date,
-    str_datetime,
     from_now,
     plural,
     percent,
@@ -60,24 +58,24 @@ class Frequency:
         if self.dates[0].hour <= busiest_hour and self.dates[-1].hour >= busiest_hour:
             n_hours += 1
         ret = [
-            f"- **earliest message**: {str_datetime(self.dates[0])} ({from_now(self.dates[0])})",
-            f"- **latest message**: {str_datetime(self.dates[-1])} ({from_now(self.dates[-1])})",
+            f"- **earliest message**: {from_now(self.dates[0])}",
+            f"- **latest message**: {from_now(self.dates[-1])}",
             f"- **messages/day**: {precise(total_msg/delta.days, precision=3)}",
             f"- **busiest day of week**: {calendar.day_name[busiest_weekday]} (~{precise(week[busiest_weekday]/n_weekdays, precision=3)} msg, {percent(week[busiest_weekday]/total_msg)})",
             f"- **quietest day of week**: {calendar.day_name[quietest_weekday]} (~{precise(week[quietest_weekday]/n_weekdays, precision=3)} msg, {percent(week[quietest_weekday]/total_msg)})"
             if week[quietest_weekday] > 0 else "",
-            f"- **busiest day ever**: {str_date(self.busiest_day)} ({from_now(self.busiest_day)}, {self.busiest_day_count} msg)"
+            f"- **busiest day ever**: {from_now(self.busiest_day)} ({self.busiest_day_count} msg)"
             if self.busiest_day is not None
             else "",
             f"- **messages/hour**: {precise(total_msg*3600/delta.total_seconds(), precision=3)}",
             f"- **busiest hour of day**: {busiest_hour:0>2}:00 (~{precise(day[busiest_hour]/n_hours, precision=3)} msg, {percent(day[busiest_hour]/total_msg)})",
             f"- **quietest hour of day**: {quietest_hour:0>2}:00 (~{precise(day[quietest_hour]/n_hours, precision=3)} msg, {percent(day[quietest_hour]/total_msg)})"
             if day[quietest_hour] > 0 else "",
-            f"- **busiest hour ever**: {str_datetime(self.busiest_hour)} ({from_now(self.busiest_hour)}, {self.busiest_hour_count} msg)",
-            f"- **longest break**: {plural(round(self.longest_break.total_seconds()/3600), 'hour')} ({plural(self.longest_break.days,'day')}) from {str_datetime(self.longest_break_start)} ({from_now(self.longest_break_start)})",
+            f"- **busiest hour ever**: {from_now(self.busiest_hour)} ({self.busiest_hour_count} msg)",
+            f"- **longest break**: {plural(round(self.longest_break.total_seconds()/3600), 'hour')} ({plural(self.longest_break.days,'day')}), started {from_now(self.longest_break_start)}",
             f"- **avg. streak**: {precise(sum(self.streaks)/len(self.streaks), precision=3)} msg",
-            f"- **longest streak**: {self.longest_streak:,} msg from {str_datetime(self.longest_streak_start)} ({from_now(self.longest_streak_start)})"
+            f"- **longest streak**: {self.longest_streak:,} msg, started {from_now(self.longest_streak_start)}"
             if member_specific
-            else f"- **longest streak**: {mention(self.longest_streak_author)} ({self.longest_streak:,} msg from {str_datetime(self.longest_streak_start)}, {from_now(self.longest_streak_start)})",
+            else f"- **longest streak**: {mention(self.longest_streak_author)} ({self.longest_streak:,} msg, started {from_now(self.longest_streak_start)})",
         ]
         return ret
diff --git a/src/data_types/history.py b/src/data_types/history.py
index 5a4c023..e555b21 100644
--- a/src/data_types/history.py
+++ b/src/data_types/history.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import random
 from utils import (
     mention,
     from_now,
-    str_datetime,
     message_link,
     SPLIT_TOKEN,
     FilterLevel,
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ class History:
 
         return [
             intro,
-            f"{str_datetime(message.created_at)} ({from_now(message.created_at)}) {mention(message.author)} sent:",
+            f"{from_now(message.created_at)}, {mention(message.author)} sent:",
             f"<{message_link(message)}>",
             SPLIT_TOKEN,
             image,
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ class History:
 
         return [
             intro,
-            f"{str_datetime(message.created_at)} ({from_now(message.created_at)}) {mention(message.author)} said:",
+            f"{from_now(message.created_at)}, {mention(message.author)} said:",
             *text,
             f"<{message_link(message)}>",
         ]
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.py b/src/utils/utils.py
index 48cbb94..9a67b2e 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import discord
 import math
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import re
+import time
 import dateutil.parser
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 
@@ -290,11 +291,11 @@ def parse_time(src: str) -> datetime:
 
 
 def str_date(date: datetime) -> str:
-    return date.strftime("%d %b. %Y")  # 12 Jun. 2018
+    return f"<t:{int(time.mktime(date.timetuple()))}:D>"
 
 
 def str_datetime(date: datetime) -> str:
-    return date.strftime("%H:%M, %d %b. %Y")  # 12:05, 12 Jun. 2018
+    return f"<t:{int(time.mktime(date.timetuple()))}:f>"
 
 
 def str_delta(delay: timedelta) -> str:
@@ -322,12 +323,7 @@ def str_delta(delay: timedelta) -> str:
 def from_now(src: Optional[datetime]) -> str:
     if src is None:
         return "never"
-    output = str_delta(datetime.utcnow() - src)
-    if output == "no time":
-        return "now"
-    elif output == "one day":
-        return "yesterday"
-    return output + " ago"
+    return f"<t:{int(time.mktime(src.timetuple()))}:R>"
 
 
 # APP SPECIFIC