1924 Newspaper Predicting Life In 2024 Goes Viral

As the new year begins, a common curiosity revolves around discovering the events that could add an element of interest to one's life

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A newspaper in 1924 had published a few events that could happen in 100 years time

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Paul Fairie- a research associate at University of Calgary in Canada- shared photos from the predictions published in a newspaper

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One of the prediction said that automobiles will witness a surge in 2024 and podcasts will become very popular.

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The paper said that movies were predicted to bring world peace and would eventually become a global language

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Another true prediction said that the public would spend more time watching movies at home and with the gain in popularity of OTT platforms

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One prediction that turned out wrong was that beds would automatically fling children out in the morning.

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1924 Newspaper Predicting Life In 2024 Goes Viral

As the new year begins, a common curiosity revolves around discovering the events that could add an element of interest to one's life

2024 Begins

A newspaper in 1924 had published a few events that could happen in 100 years time

Old age newspaper

Paul Fairie- a research associate at University of Calgary in Canada- shared photos from the predictions published in a newspaper

Mindblowing Predictions

One of the prediction said that automobiles will witness a surge in 2024 and podcasts will become very popular.

Prediction Turned True

The paper said that movies were predicted to bring world peace and would eventually become a global language

Movies

Another true prediction said that the public would spend more time watching movies at home and with the gain in popularity of OTT platforms

OTT era

One prediction that turned out wrong was that beds would automatically fling children out in the morning.

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