The title says it all. Its amazing how some of the things are just describing what we take for granted and think always existed (ie. cellphones). picked by iduffee 3 years ago

Interesting predictions. It is amazing how off people can be. picked by Prish 6 months ago

Predictions from the time travel trilogy that came true.

Obviously from the future part. Not the 1955 or 1885 parts. That would be less impressive. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

We take a look at 10 bizarre predictions that might just come true. picked by fogowar 1 year ago

Another set of 100-years-ago predictions, some of them pretty accurate, like the Google Maps one...

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The future hurtles toward us, then disappears when it arrives, and we are left with the overwhelming presence of the present. The year 2009 is days away. What does it hold in store? picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Ted Howard wrote almost 100 love letters to his wife, Molly. 15 years ago she tore them into ~ 2000 pieces after finding someone reading them. Molly has since passed and it took Ted those 15 years to reconstruct all 98 letters as a testimony to his love. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Last week a freighter called Ice Prince sank, shedding 2000 tons of timber into the sea. Over the last couple of days it has been washing up.

That's a lot of wood. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

He's doing it for charity - don't know too many 20 year olds who could pull it off! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

It’s the year 1000 AD. A Mayan worker is meticulously chipping on the rock, carving what looks like a celestial calendar. Suddenly, he looks up and says “What the hell am I doing? I am already 1000 years into the future.” And so he stopped carving at 2012 AD. picked by kakana 8 months ago

Amazing collection of postcards from the dawn of the twentieth century that depict what life would be like in the year 2000. picked by Wasabi 3 years ago

The Banaue Rice terraces found in the mountains of Philippines is dubbed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" with a reason. More than 2000 years ago, these terraces were made using bare hands! picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

What did people in 1900 think today would be like? Well, we'd be eating strawberries the size of apples, Grand Opera will be telephoned into our homes, college will be free for everyone, the only wild animals will be in zoos, and wars will be fought by forts on wheels! picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

At least that’s Dr. Kurzweil’s calculation. It may sound too good to be true, but even his critics acknowledge he’s not your ordinary sci-fi fantasist. He is a futurist with a track record and enough credibility for the National Academy of Engineering to publish his sunny forecast for solar energy. picked by DerAlt 1 year ago

In 1961 Weekend Magazine said:
"What sort of life will you be living 39 years from now? Scientists have looked into the future and they can tell you." picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Archaeologists digging in western Japan have excavated what they believe to be the oldest remains of a melon ever found. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, often the harbinger of bad news about e. coli outbreaks and swine flu, recently had some good news: The life expectancy of Americans is higher than ever, at almost 78. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The topics discussed in the article range from life, space and technology and physical science. It's amazing. picked by wickedsmart 3 years ago

As the year draws to a close and a new year begins, it is natural to reflect on what has passed and what may lie ahead. Goals are set, resolutions are kept (or not), and inevitably predictions are made. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
-- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962. picked by mahler87 2 years ago