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What the Future Looked Like 100 Years Ago
Monday, December 24, 2012
What the Future Looked Like 100 Years Ago
The problem with predicting the future back in the day was just like it is today, common sense and a little knowledge of how things work, it is quite simple to predict certain things such as trains going 150 miles per hour and 'flying ships'. When we are envisioning future trips to Mars and living on the Moon this should come as no surprise.
In the early 1900s, Ladies Home Journal thought the future would bring a lot of things. The predictions sound funny and old timey, sure, but you know what? Even though we haven't eradicated flies and mosquitos (yet!), a lot of them came true. Including these five: More »
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