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2020 - As we all know a few years ago the idea of "Cryonics" came into play. This process of replacing the water in body with an anti-freeze mixture called "cryoprotectant”, which is stored in cryopreseved patients to bring them back to life to study their corpses and develop new medical cures.
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It’s August 16, 2020 and Serenity Thomas is the billionth girl graduating from college. She got her degree in African American Studies from Howard University in Washington, D.C. This comes at no surprise. The number of girls around the world getting degrees has gone up feverishly since the 1970's.
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Today July 28, 2038 there has been a large shortage of water due to global warming and Coke Cola. Experts have stated that Seventy-Three percent of the earth’s water is now owned by Coke Cola. It is distilled and placed into water bottles. Cola companies all over the globe has been illegally stealing water from countries turning them into drought areas.
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July 8, 2043 - Today, the Surgeon General’s office announced that a new strand of HIV has developed. This so-called “super virus” is always changing and evolving. The virus has combined with another virus called Airotomoton, causing the HIV virus to become airborne.
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January 1, 2050 – As of today 1 out of 10 species of animals that were alive during the turn of the century have become extinct. Climate changes, destruction of habitats, and animals being hunted have all contributed to these animals and plants dying out. Its is impossible to determine exactly how many animals there are on there earth but it is easy to see that a large amount of these animals are dying rapidly.
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Luther Corp. at 4pm east coast time May 21, 2053 is having a massive vehicle collision on the nation’s major highways. “The purpose of this is to show the safety of the auto- motive vehicle at this day age and Huber craft” said by a spokesman for the company. There has been a big drop in automobile crashes seen 2008.
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Monday, 4 October 2055-4pm est.:NASA announced that a black hole has entered our galaxy. NASA’s information shows that the black hole is nearly 1 million miles away and is 5 feet in width; scientist Roger Green says this young cluster could be a huge problem. Although the black hole is currently only 5 feet in width it is expected to grow over time when it consumes more gases.
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November 28, 2056 - Today, Antarctica has officially melted due to the effects of global warming. The average surface temperature in Antarctica was minus 37 degrees C on November 15, and in only 13 days has risen to 45* C, a 7 degree increase. This is the fastest increase ever in recorded history.
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November 1, 2057 - Recently, President Bush Kerry Jr. has announced he is getting bored of being the Commander in Chief, so he has been slacking off much like his great grandfather did, George W. Bush. Ironically, he has the worst approval rating of any American president since his great grand father.
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On November 29, 2058 Susan B. Wilson was the finder of Atlantis. Atlantis was known as a legendary myth that was told by Plato. Ms. Wilson was near south of the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean. In her own words “I saw statues, buildings that were almost gone, and other valuable things”.
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April 12, 2040 - Although introduced in the market only five years ago, 10% of all hydrogen fuel now sold in the US is of the enviromental friendly Re-Hydro label, produced through electrolysis based on a source of 100% renewable energy.
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April 5, 2030 - The international collaboration for the first manned mission to Mars presented today the final plans for the trip next year. Take off will be January 24 and after about five months in space they will land on Martian soil on June 28. The countdown for one of the greatest adventures ever has started.
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March 13, 2025 - The latest efforts in getting in contact with the Voyager probes have not been successful and today it was officially announced that we have lost the contact with them forever. The last signal from Voyager 1 was received in November 2020 and from Voyager 2 in March 2020.
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February 14, 2025 - Today is the release of the first home computer with the new 4 THz microprocessor, currently the highest performing processor available. Several analysts have doubted of the need of the 4THz processor for the home market, but the pre-sale for the last couple of weeks look positive according to the manufacturer.
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January 19, 2035 - According to the latest statistics presented this week, 1 million hydrogen-fueled cars have now been sold in the US. The figures for last year show an increase in sales by 50% from 2033.
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January 8, 2035 - With a first prize of seven million US dollar and the intriguing plot of trying to fool or outsmart Arnold, the most advanced artificial intelligence in public use, the much hyped live show “Fooling Arnold” became the people’s choice this Saturday.
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December 20, 2030 - The launch yesterday of the virtual realistic-looking human newscaster from Simple News gained rave reviews. Others have made several attempts earlier, but this sends the live newscasters in to a pretty shaky future.
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December 18, 2020 - This year shows strong growth for wind power when the total global installed capacity added a record 62,000 MW, making the total capacity more than 680,000 MW. Wind power is by far the renewable source with the largest growth in worldwide capacity during the last decade.
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December 15, 2030 - There's no doubt what the most popular Christmas present will be this year. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a present with stars, a gift card for a spacetrip.
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