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'No more hard work by 2023!': Researcher collects wild 2023 predictions from newspapers published in 1923

Who knew the concept of curly-haired men would cause such a stir a century ago?! Researcher and professor Paul Fairie gathered these bizarre and fascinating newspaper excerpts from 1923 about what life would be like in 2023. In some ways, these predictions were far-fetched, but in others, they were, well, eerily accurate. Keep scrolling below for these century-old predictions and for some of the best comments on Twitter. For more, take a look at the best dating app fails of last year, and comment below what you think life will be like in 2123!

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