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What 1900 people thought life would be like in the year 2000: personal flying machines.

The so-called man in the iron mask actually wore a mask of velvet.

What 1900 people thought life would be like in the year 2000: balloon-supported lake-walking.

Neptune (& family presumably) riding on some kind of whale/seal creatures - painting by Charles Napier Kennedy.

When John Quincy Adams bought a billiards table, people attacked him for "using the people's money to purchase a gambling device".

Vikings never got scurvy on long sea voyages because they always brought lots of sauerkraut.

People once thought Earth was full of deep caverns, and possibly entire underground worlds (which it actually is, but only for around 1% of its crust).

The story of Mulan was told in China for over a thousand years before Disney adapted it into film.

Over the years, SR-71s Blackbirds have managed to outfly thousands of missiles fired at them.

What 1900 people thought life would be like in the year 2000: amphibious ships.