what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago?

Phen@lemmy.eco.br to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 182 points –

Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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Many countries all around the world possess weapons that could obliterate an entire other country, or their own country if detonated by mistake, and possibly destroy the whole planet.

Well, I don't think any of the nuclear countries are small enough to be obliterated by an accidental detonation. It would just but a nice hole in Nebraska or Omsk or whatever.

South Africa being the most progressive country in the world, in that regard, may be a bit shocking a well