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==================================================================May 27, 2003
The Top 9 Little-Known 19th Century Science Fiction Predictions That Didn't Come True
9> Everyone will own a flying buggy.
8> By 2003, people will give up as futile their efforts to remove
all that pesky wildlife from the planet. 7> Communication advances will make news reporting 99.98%
reliable. 6> In the future, cities will be designed around the groundbreaking
invention of the bicycle. 5> Due to their bad smell and caustic nature, petroleum-based
fuels will be abandoned. 4> By the mid-1900s women will be genetically enhanced to be
strong enough to do the work of two plow horses. 3> With the advent of the counting machine and its punch cards,
uncertainty in the outcome of elections will be a thing of the
past! 2> A robot will invent an information-sharing medium that changes
the world, then run for President of the USA -- and win!
and the Number 1 Little-Known 19th Century Science Fiction Prediction That Didnt Come True...
1> As traffic continues to grow on city streets, fortunes will be made in horse manure removal technology.
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