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13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them
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13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them

These 13 Future Predictions Since The 19th Century Are So Incorrect It’s Hilarious13 Terrible Future Predictions That Were Nowhere Near The Truth13 Of The Worst Technology Predictions Of The 19th Century13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them13 Future Predictions That Happened In The Last 2 Centuries And Were Completely Wrong13 Future Predictions From The 19th Century That Got Everything Ridiculously Wrong13 Future Predictions From Bright Minds Of The 19th Century That Did Not Turn Out How They Imagined13 Technology Predictions From The 19th Century That Prove How Unpredictable The World Is13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them13 Future Predictions That Were So Wrong People Would Probably Regret Saying Them
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Throughout history, there have been many prophecies about the future, and some were incredibly accurate. One of the most famous ‘seer’s’ was Nostradamus, a French physician and astrologer who foresaw such historical facts as the French Revolution, both World Wars and even the death of Princess Diana. Although his story may seem unbelievable, so many people have failed to match his predictions’ success that it makes you wonder. This “Timeline Of Very Bad Future Predictions” created by Infographic shows the worst predictions in history, and it’s safe to say these futurists weren’t as good as they thought. From ‘the telephone won’t succeed as a form of communication’ prophecy to ‘the Internet won’t replace newspapers,’ it’s unbelievable how wrong these funny facts were.

Scroll down to see more funny history predictions, and if you know of some more, don’t forget to tell us in the comments!

More info: Infographic.city

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Zenozenobee
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people must have/had regrets about not noticing good investments (people have always more regrets about ignoring a way to make money than a good idea)... like publishers refusing J. K. Rowling manuscripts

Brigitte Munsterman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They forgot every teacher up until 2000 "You're not going to have a calculator everywhere you go."

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow ... so true. So significant yet looks so insignificant. Never thought I'd have multiple ways of getting math answer on my person when ever I am awake.

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Parmeisan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I have learned here is: Do not predict that something WON'T happen - especially that something won't ever be useful. The lesson from history is that any new technology is very likely to be improved upon until it is practical, even if it didn't start out that way.

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Zenozenobee
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people must have/had regrets about not noticing good investments (people have always more regrets about ignoring a way to make money than a good idea)... like publishers refusing J. K. Rowling manuscripts

Brigitte Munsterman
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They forgot every teacher up until 2000 "You're not going to have a calculator everywhere you go."

Hard 2 Guess
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow ... so true. So significant yet looks so insignificant. Never thought I'd have multiple ways of getting math answer on my person when ever I am awake.

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Parmeisan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I have learned here is: Do not predict that something WON'T happen - especially that something won't ever be useful. The lesson from history is that any new technology is very likely to be improved upon until it is practical, even if it didn't start out that way.

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