23 Modern Truths That Would Get Someone From The 1800s Thinking You're A Wizard

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Emma Saven
Jul 9, 2025 7:00 PM EDT

You and your family have just gathered in the living room for a candlelit dinner, the horses are resting in the stables,  the wood-burning stove is alight whilst dinner readies, and you've just received telegraph communication. 

Every family member's patience thins as your father's eyes widen at the note held out in front of him. A letter from the future, dated July 2025. 

'How could this be?' asks your mother. 'Only be the grace of God,' Father practically whimpers. 

The title reads: Welcome to the future, we hope it doesn't terrify you…

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  • Here is a list of sentences that would immediately terrify someone from the 1800s…

    Enjoy, chuckle, and share these hilariously and accurately fascinating facts about the world we live in today, but instead, picture hearing about them with the naive perspective of someone living in another ‘universe’, also known as, the 1800s

  • 01
    ru-serious Alexa! Reorder paper towels and toilet paper and start the robot mop.
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  • 02

    What’s a sentence that would immediately terrify someone from the 1800s?

    GS56Nc I'm flying across the country tomorrow.
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  • 03
    KaelasDad Aunt Edna is having her heart transplant on Tuesday.
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  • 04
    Stellaaahhhh 1500 new people are following me!
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  • 05
    Existing_Bedroom_496 I have the flu but should be better in a few days!
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  • 06
    GMorPC I'm from Indiana and I'm planning to travel to Los Angeles today for work. I'll be home on Thursday.
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  • 07
    rebeccaparker2000 We put a human on the moon, and since you're here can I talk to you about your car's extended warranty.
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  • 08
    kittyinmyditty I make more money than my husband.
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  • 09
    AgrajagsTherapist I was playing a game yesterday. and Id d. But, don't worry, I had 3 extra lives.
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  • 10
    NervousSeagull "Upload it to the cloud."
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  • 11
    defensiveminded2020 I'm not cooking your dinner tonight
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  • 12
    Dirtyfoot25 You can't own a home for less than $200,000
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  • 13
    Heathy94 "Yo whats up my g, your looking swaggy today no cap lol"
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  • 14
    Prison Mike 13 Only 1% of us even own a horse.
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  • 15
    BlueEyes0603 My brother and his husband are visiting.
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  • 16
    InsideOutRat Over 500 people have traveled to outer space
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  • 17
    BearMaplePH "We carry a thing in our pockets that can see us, hear us, track us, and tell us everything we've ever wanted to know, instantly." (This is mobile phones)
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  • 18
    carchmarq skinny half caf mochachino
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  • 19
    Dark_Colorimetry I washed all of my clothes and dishes at the same time without touching them.
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  • 20
    HansBlixJr I'll google you.
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  • 21
    high_everyone Open your digital bibles to page 3,754.
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  • 22
    PumpkinSpiceMayhem I can't read my book because my partner is charging his ciga tte
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  • 23
    ru-serious Alexa! Reorder paper towels and toilet paper and start the robot mop.
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  • 24
    osoberry_cordial Your baby is gonna be a boy, I know because the doctor said so... or maybe I'm a witch!
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