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|[[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
|[[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
|[[Marco Polo]] turned twenty-five years old in [[1277]], placing his birth year in [[1252]].
|[[Marco Polo]] turned twenty-five years old in [[1277]], placing his birth year in [[1252]].
|The real Marco Polo two years later in 1254.
|The real Marco Polo was born in 1254.
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|[[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|[[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]''
|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]''
|The Brigadier mentions the video game character [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. The year is [[1989]].
|The Brigadier mentions the video game character [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. The year is [[1989]].
|Sonic didn't make his debut until two years later.
|Sonic didn't make his debut until 1991.
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|[[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|[[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]''
|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]''
|The films ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' and ''[[Mrs Doubtfire]]'' were both released in [[1994]].
|The films ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' and ''[[Mrs Doubtfire]]'' were both released in [[1994]].
|While ''Groundhog Day'''s given release is incorrect from any perspective (being released in 1993), ''Mrs Doubtfire'''s is technically half-correct; while it was originally released in late 1993 in the United States, it didn't come out in ''Doctor Who'''s native United Kingdom until early 1994.
|The given release year of ''Mrs Doubtfire'' is technically half-correct, being released ''in the United Kingdom'' in early 94 (with its original American release being in late 93). The release year of ''Groundhog Day'', however, is entirely incorrect, being released in 1993 in both countries.
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|[[2012]]
|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Low/Profile (short story)|Low/Profile]]''
|''[[Tangled]]'' was a movie made by [[Disney]] and [[Pixar]].
|Pixar had no part in the production of ''Tangled''.
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== Predictions ==
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|[[1992]]
|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]''
|By [[2005]], [[London]]'s [[taxi]]s were replaced with [[motorcycle]]s to relieve the increasing [[road traffic]].
|London continues to use taxis today. Later stories with a present-day setting released after [[2005 (releases)|2005]] also continue to show taxis in use in the city.
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|[[2011]]
|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]''
|The [[PS9]] was a popular video game console by [[2020]]. The initials suggest that it is an iteration of the [[Playstation]] console.
|The concurrent Playstation console by, and throughout most of 2020 was the {{w|Playstation 4}}. Its successor, the {{w|Playstation 5}}, was released at the end of the year.
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 10 February 2020

Retroactive discrepancies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Year Story Fact stated Discrepancy
1964 TV: Marco Polo Marco Polo turned twenty-five years old in 1277, placing his birth year in 1252. The real Marco Polo was born in 1254.
1997 PROSE: Business Unusual The Brigadier mentions the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. The year is 1989. Sonic didn't make his debut until 1991.
2011 PROSE: Touched by an Angel The films Groundhog Day and Mrs Doubtfire were both released in 1994. The given release year of Mrs Doubtfire is technically half-correct, being released in the United Kingdom in early 94 (with its original American release being in late 93). The release year of Groundhog Day, however, is entirely incorrect, being released in 1993 in both countries.
2012 PROSE: Low/Profile Tangled was a movie made by Disney and Pixar. Pixar had no part in the production of Tangled.

Predictions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Year Story Fact stated Discrepancy
1992 PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead By 2005, London's taxis were replaced with motorcycles to relieve the increasing road traffic. London continues to use taxis today. Later stories with a present-day setting released after 2005 also continue to show taxis in use in the city.
2011 AUDIO: House of Blue Fire The PS9 was a popular video game console by 2020. The initials suggest that it is an iteration of the Playstation console. The concurrent Playstation console by, and throughout most of 2020 was the Playstation 4. Its successor, the Playstation 5, was released at the end of the year.
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