18 Comparisons of Time to Change Your Perception

Nathan Johnson Published 12/06/2023 in wtf

The past never seems like that long ago, but time flies as they say, and we're left with some pretty cool things that go against our standard perceptions of time. Here are 19 interesting facts of time.

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If Back To The Future Took Place In 2020, Marty Would Travel Back To The Year 1990. And The Song He'd Play At The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Would Probably Be "Smells Like Teen Spirit" By Nirvana.
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Harriet The Tortoise, Who Died In 2006, Had Seen Charles Darwin. In Person
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Woolly Mammoths Still Existed When The Pyramids Of Egypt Were Built. The Pyramids Were Built Around 2600 BC, While The Last Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct Around 1650 BC.
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Leonardo Da Vinci Was 40 Years Old When Columbus Found America.
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George Washington Died In 1799; The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Discovered In 1824 George Washington Never Knew Dinosaurs Existed.
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Pocahontas And Shakespeare Were Alive At The Same Time.
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“Grease” Was Filmed In 1978, About A High School Romance In 1958. Today, The Film Would Be About The Year 2000.
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Nokia Was Founded The Same Year Lincoln Was Assassinated.
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Orville Wright, One Of The Two Inventors Of The Plane, Was Still Alive When Hiroshima And Nagasaki Were Bombed In 1945. He Died In 1948.
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Oxford University Is Older Than The Aztec Empire.
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Legendary Silent Film Actor Charlie Chaplin Could Have Watched The First Star Wars Film.
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Three Candidates In The 2020 Presidential Election -- Sanders, Biden, And Bloomberg -- Were Born Closer To The Civil War Than To The Present.
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Kurt Cobain Has Been Dead Longer Than He Was Alive. He Lived For 9907 Days, And May 20, 2021 Is The 9908th Day Since His Death On April 5, 1994.
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Mel Brooks, Born In 1926 And Still Working Today, Has Been Alive For The Entire History Of Sound Feature Films.
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Harriet Tubman Was Alive At The Same Time As Both Thomas Jefferson And Ronald Reagan.
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Betty Marion White Was Born In 1922; The First BMW Car Rolled Off The Line In 1928. Betty White Is The Original BMW.
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The First Episode Of Arrested Development Aired In November 2003, Closer To The Fall Of The Berlin Wall (1989) Than 2019. Barbara Walters Was 74 At The Time.
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AC/DC's Historical Singer Bon Scott Was Born In 1946 And Died In 1980 When He Was 34 Years Old. AC/DC's Current Singer Brian Johnson Joined Them The Year Bon Scott Died: Brian Johnson Played With AC/DC For Longer Than Bon Scott Lived On The Earth.

1.
If Back To The Future Took Place In 2020, Marty Would Travel Back To The Year 1990. And The Song He'd Play At The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Would Probably Be "Smells Like Teen Spirit" By Nirvana.
2.
Harriet The Tortoise, Who Died In 2006, Had Seen Charles Darwin. In Person
3.
Woolly Mammoths Still Existed When The Pyramids Of Egypt Were Built. The Pyramids Were Built Around 2600 BC, While The Last Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct Around 1650 BC.
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Leonardo Da Vinci Was 40 Years Old When Columbus Found America.
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George Washington Died In 1799; The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Discovered In 1824 George Washington Never Knew Dinosaurs Existed.
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Pocahontas And Shakespeare Were Alive At The Same Time.
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“Grease” Was Filmed In 1978, About A High School Romance In 1958. Today, The Film Would Be About The Year 2000.
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Nokia Was Founded The Same Year Lincoln Was Assassinated.
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Orville Wright, One Of The Two Inventors Of The Plane, Was Still Alive When Hiroshima And Nagasaki Were Bombed In 1945. He Died In 1948.
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Oxford University Is Older Than The Aztec Empire.
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Legendary Silent Film Actor Charlie Chaplin Could Have Watched The First Star Wars Film.
12.
Three Candidates In The 2020 Presidential Election -- Sanders, Biden, And Bloomberg -- Were Born Closer To The Civil War Than To The Present.
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Kurt Cobain Has Been Dead Longer Than He Was Alive. He Lived For 9907 Days, And May 20, 2021 Is The 9908th Day Since His Death On April 5, 1994.
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Mel Brooks, Born In 1926 And Still Working Today, Has Been Alive For The Entire History Of Sound Feature Films.
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Harriet Tubman Was Alive At The Same Time As Both Thomas Jefferson And Ronald Reagan.
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Betty Marion White Was Born In 1922; The First BMW Car Rolled Off The Line In 1928. Betty White Is The Original BMW.
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The First Episode Of Arrested Development Aired In November 2003, Closer To The Fall Of The Berlin Wall (1989) Than 2019. Barbara Walters Was 74 At The Time.
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AC/DC's Historical Singer Bon Scott Was Born In 1946 And Died In 1980 When He Was 34 Years Old. AC/DC's Current Singer Brian Johnson Joined Them The Year Bon Scott Died: Brian Johnson Played With AC/DC For Longer Than Bon Scott Lived On The Earth.

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18 Comparisons of Time to Change Your Perception

1.
If Back To The Future Took Place In 2020, Marty Would Travel Back To The Year 1990. And The Song He'd Play At The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Would Probably Be "Smells Like Teen Spirit" By Nirvana.

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Harriet The Tortoise, Who Died In 2006, Had Seen Charles Darwin. In Person

3.
Woolly Mammoths Still Existed When The Pyramids Of Egypt Were Built. The Pyramids Were Built Around 2600 BC, While The Last Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct Around 1650 BC.

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Leonardo Da Vinci Was 40 Years Old When Columbus Found America.

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George Washington Died In 1799; The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Discovered In 1824 George Washington Never Knew Dinosaurs Existed.

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Pocahontas And Shakespeare Were Alive At The Same Time.

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“Grease” Was Filmed In 1978, About A High School Romance In 1958. Today, The Film Would Be About The Year 2000.

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Nokia Was Founded The Same Year Lincoln Was Assassinated.

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Orville Wright, One Of The Two Inventors Of The Plane, Was Still Alive When Hiroshima And Nagasaki Were Bombed In 1945. He Died In 1948.

10.
Oxford University Is Older Than The Aztec Empire.

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Legendary Silent Film Actor Charlie Chaplin Could Have Watched The First Star Wars Film.

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Three Candidates In The 2020 Presidential Election -- Sanders, Biden, And Bloomberg -- Were Born Closer To The Civil War Than To The Present.

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Kurt Cobain Has Been Dead Longer Than He Was Alive. He Lived For 9907 Days, And May 20, 2021 Is The 9908th Day Since His Death On April 5, 1994.

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Mel Brooks, Born In 1926 And Still Working Today, Has Been Alive For The Entire History Of Sound Feature Films.

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Harriet Tubman Was Alive At The Same Time As Both Thomas Jefferson And Ronald Reagan.

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Betty Marion White Was Born In 1922; The First BMW Car Rolled Off The Line In 1928. Betty White Is The Original BMW.

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The First Episode Of Arrested Development Aired In November 2003, Closer To The Fall Of The Berlin Wall (1989) Than 2019. Barbara Walters Was 74 At The Time.

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AC/DC's Historical Singer Bon Scott Was Born In 1946 And Died In 1980 When He Was 34 Years Old. AC/DC's Current Singer Brian Johnson Joined Them The Year Bon Scott Died: Brian Johnson Played With AC/DC For Longer Than Bon Scott Lived On The Earth.

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1. If Back To The Future Took Place In 2020, Marty Would Travel Back To The Year 1990. And The Song He'd Play At The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Would Probably Be "Smells Like Teen Spirit" By Nirvana.

2. Harriet The Tortoise, Who Died In 2006, Had Seen Charles Darwin. In Person

3. Woolly Mammoths Still Existed When The Pyramids Of Egypt Were Built. The Pyramids Were Built Around 2600 BC, While The Last Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct Around 1650 BC.

4. Leonardo Da Vinci Was 40 Years Old When Columbus Found America.

5. George Washington Died In 1799; The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Discovered In 1824 George Washington Never Knew Dinosaurs Existed.

6. Pocahontas And Shakespeare Were Alive At The Same Time.

7. “Grease” Was Filmed In 1978, About A High School Romance In 1958. Today, The Film Would Be About The Year 2000.

8. Nokia Was Founded The Same Year Lincoln Was Assassinated.

9. Orville Wright, One Of The Two Inventors Of The Plane, Was Still Alive When Hiroshima And Nagasaki Were Bombed In 1945. He Died In 1948.

10. Oxford University Is Older Than The Aztec Empire.

11. Legendary Silent Film Actor Charlie Chaplin Could Have Watched The First Star Wars Film.

12. Three Candidates In The 2020 Presidential Election -- Sanders, Biden, And Bloomberg -- Were Born Closer To The Civil War Than To The Present.

13. Kurt Cobain Has Been Dead Longer Than He Was Alive. He Lived For 9907 Days, And May 20, 2021 Is The 9908th Day Since His Death On April 5, 1994.

14. Mel Brooks, Born In 1926 And Still Working Today, Has Been Alive For The Entire History Of Sound Feature Films.

15. Harriet Tubman Was Alive At The Same Time As Both Thomas Jefferson And Ronald Reagan.

16. Betty Marion White Was Born In 1922; The First BMW Car Rolled Off The Line In 1928. Betty White Is The Original BMW.

17. The First Episode Of Arrested Development Aired In November 2003, Closer To The Fall Of The Berlin Wall (1989) Than 2019. Barbara Walters Was 74 At The Time.

18. AC/DC's Historical Singer Bon Scott Was Born In 1946 And Died In 1980 When He Was 34 Years Old. AC/DC's Current Singer Brian Johnson Joined Them The Year Bon Scott Died: Brian Johnson Played With AC/DC For Longer Than Bon Scott Lived On The Earth.

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1.
If Back To The Future Took Place In 2020, Marty Would Travel Back To The Year 1990. And The Song He'd Play At The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Would Probably Be "Smells Like Teen Spirit" By Nirvana.

2.
Harriet The Tortoise, Who Died In 2006, Had Seen Charles Darwin. In Person

3.
Woolly Mammoths Still Existed When The Pyramids Of Egypt Were Built. The Pyramids Were Built Around 2600 BC, While The Last Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct Around 1650 BC.

4.
Leonardo Da Vinci Was 40 Years Old When Columbus Found America.

5.
George Washington Died In 1799; The First Dinosaur Fossil Was Discovered In 1824 George Washington Never Knew Dinosaurs Existed.

6.
Pocahontas And Shakespeare Were Alive At The Same Time.

7.
“Grease” Was Filmed In 1978, About A High School Romance In 1958. Today, The Film Would Be About The Year 2000.

8.
Nokia Was Founded The Same Year Lincoln Was Assassinated.

9.
Orville Wright, One Of The Two Inventors Of The Plane, Was Still Alive When Hiroshima And Nagasaki Were Bombed In 1945. He Died In 1948.

10.
Oxford University Is Older Than The Aztec Empire.

11.
Legendary Silent Film Actor Charlie Chaplin Could Have Watched The First Star Wars Film.

12.
Three Candidates In The 2020 Presidential Election -- Sanders, Biden, And Bloomberg -- Were Born Closer To The Civil War Than To The Present.

13.
Kurt Cobain Has Been Dead Longer Than He Was Alive. He Lived For 9907 Days, And May 20, 2021 Is The 9908th Day Since His Death On April 5, 1994.

14.
Mel Brooks, Born In 1926 And Still Working Today, Has Been Alive For The Entire History Of Sound Feature Films.

15.
Harriet Tubman Was Alive At The Same Time As Both Thomas Jefferson And Ronald Reagan.

16.
Betty Marion White Was Born In 1922; The First BMW Car Rolled Off The Line In 1928. Betty White Is The Original BMW.

17.
The First Episode Of Arrested Development Aired In November 2003, Closer To The Fall Of The Berlin Wall (1989) Than 2019. Barbara Walters Was 74 At The Time.

18.
AC/DC's Historical Singer Bon Scott Was Born In 1946 And Died In 1980 When He Was 34 Years Old. AC/DC's Current Singer Brian Johnson Joined Them The Year Bon Scott Died: Brian Johnson Played With AC/DC For Longer Than Bon Scott Lived On The Earth.