This Book Predicted the Future and Nobody Can Believe How Accurate it Is

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[billwhicker]

i had an uncle that knew when he was going to die. he knew the year, month, day, right down to the hour and the minute how, you may ask could he have been so precise about his own death...?? the judge told him.

[eyemunchained]

E.A.P.
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."

[RILDIGITAL]

This is genuinely one of the most intriguing videos I've seen on Edgar Allan Poe. His life never seized to amaze me but this is on a whole new level, especially the fact that he predicted the Big Bang decades before actual scientists. Moreover, his last story being mirrored in real life remains the most eerie coincidence ever!

[gavinmurphy]

He probably had a stroke if they assumed he was drunk for 4 days

[Noteven]

“One day in the pub, an Italian mathematician worked feverishly to solve a particularly difficult equation. Upon succeeding, the mathematician jumped up and exclaimed Eureka!
The British fellow sitting next to him angrily replied “Oi there mate! I’ll have you know you don’t smell so bloody great yourself!”
-Benny Hill told my dad that joke when I was 5… remembered it ever since.

[themindofmr.h]

Awesome as always! Minor note: timeline 4:52, Poe was born January 19th, 1809.

[jessica_in_japan]

One of Japan's greatest mystery writers was a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe and even based his pen name, Edogawa Ranpo, on Poe. This in turn influneced the name of the main character of the famous Detective Conan series, Edogawa Conan (from Edogawa Ranpo and Arthur Conan Doyle). A true marriage of mystery legends, and all thanks to Edgar Allen Poe.

[fredo]

4:54 He was born in 1809 and died in 1849.

[TinyDer]

Fun fact: the pub is called The Horse You Came in On and it is still open today in Fells Point Baltimore MD.

[Strype]

[9:12] That neckbeard is enough to make any renowned Redditor quiver in exaltation.

[REzado]

I'm from Baltimore and we learned about Edgar Allan Poe like he was a resident Baltimore we even take field trips to his Graves as a kid I feel like I learn more about Edgar Allan Poe and his one video and all of my schooling from Baltimore

[TheMrPushy]

Here before the thumbnail got changed 3 times

[stacyhartgrave]

Thank you for showing Poe in a realistic light. He's one of my favorite authors with his poem, The Outsider. Beautiful and misunderstood 🖤🩶🤍

[peterkephart]

One of the many things I love about this channel is the amazingly life-like, starkly realistic animations which are so convincing as to fool the viewer into believing that the scenes were filmed on site with real actors. Brilliant.

[judywilliamson]

Thank you. I have read in several books that Poe died of alcoholism. This is the first time I have heard the story of his actual death. When I was a kid I read Edgar Allan Poe often, and did a couple of book reports on his life. So I’m surprised to hear the rest of the story.

[tcortez]

As a West Point grad, we always kept to the story that Poe was dismissed after arriving at parade "almost" without clothing in that he was dressed only in his cross-belts and ammo pack. Absolutely apocryphal, but we continue to pass it along. Thanks for the presentation. Also from an area just south of Baltimore, so Poe has been part of life as long as I can remember.

[Jason-lwtk]

This was fascinating! I knew he was an amazing author but had never heard of his scientific brilliance nor his apparent clairvoyance. That "coincidence" is truly astounding and your assessment of "What the actual F*CK" is hilarious! My first experience with Poe was in middle school when I read The Tell-Tale Heart and fell in love with his writing instantly. What a dark and incredible mind he had.
Fantastic video!

[rizash]

As someone who stumbled on your channel when it was new, I’m so glad you’re still doing well and still making good content!

[whothegnuareyou]

Tbf in the UK disappearing for a week, rocking up wasted and wrecked for 4 days then dying is just called going on the sesh.😂😂

[Sian_Brimms]

Thanks for this! I’ve been thinking about him recently. Not so much that I would do research, but enough that when I realized this video was about Poe, I settled in to watch the whole thing. I’ve always thought he was an interesting character.