Seven scarily accurate 2023 predictions made 100 years ago – and some that completely missed the mark

CENTURY-old predictions about life in 2023 have emerged - and it appears they got a surprising amount right about modern life.

Old newspaper clippings from the year 1923 show a number of wild predictions about life as we know it today.

Archive researcher Paul Fairie shared the fun snippets on Twitter, writing: "A List of Predictions Made in 1923 About 2023."

And while some seem far-fetched, like a fashion for women to blacken their teeth, others like using watches to communicate seem scarily accurate.

1. People will communicate using watch-size radio telephones

One of the predictions suggested we would be communicating with "watch-size radio telephones" in the year 2023.

The theory was spot on, with millions around the world using smart watches to make calls, messages and track their wellbeing everyday.

2. Women will shave their heads and men will curl their hair

While it's completely normal for men and women to style their hair in anyway they see fit today, it clearly wasn't in the 1920s.

A newspaper article from the time reads: "It is now predicted that by the year 2023 women will probably be shaving their heads!

"And the men will be wearing curls."

This is not far from the truth as more women choose a shaved look while men are more comfortable with using beauty products and styling tools including curlers.

3. Wireless War

One professor went on to predict war would be entirely wireless in 2023.

Professor A.M. Low wrote: "The war of 2023 will naturally be a wireless war.

"Wireless telephony, sight, heat, power and writing may all play important parts."

Low wasn't far wrong, with the internet a vital tool to help those on the front line today.

4. Life expectancy will be 100 years

Another insightful clipping suggests the "average life expectancy will increase to 100 years" adding that in some cases it could be "perhaps 200 years".

The average life expectancy today is 81 for men and 82 for women, with many living well over 100.

5. The U.S. will have a population of 300million

The U.S. population today is roughly triple the figure it was back in 1923 .

There are currently around 332million people living in the states, compared with around 111million 100 years ago.

6. Flights from Chicago to Hamburg will take 18 hours

While the first plane was invented in the early 1900s, it wasn't until the '50s and '60s that commercial flying really took off.

One future thinker suggested it would take 18 hours to fly from Chicago to Hamburg in 1923.

They would probably be shocked to learn you can now get a flight from the US to Germany in half the time.

A flight to Hamburg from Chicago has an average time of just over nine hours.

7. All people will be beautiful

Meanwhile, another telling theory suggested "beauty contests will be unnecessary" in 1923 because everyone will be so stunning.

An extract from an old newspaper clipping reads: "There will be so many beautiful people that it will be almost impossible to select winners."

Arguably, they're not far wrong.

With an unlimited amount of filters, make-up and surgery, it's easier than ever today to enhance our looks - with many self proclaimed 'catfish' changing their looks entirely to make themselves more attractive.