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1	Wherein a number of tropes and idioms corresponding with known discrepancies in olden-times, to-day, and future prognostications are accumulated in a list.
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3	Likewise, one may find the following indexes of sufficient interest: AlternateHistoryTropes and TimeTravelTropes.
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5	!!Tropes:
6	[[index]]
7	[floatboxright:
8	'''Subcategories:'''
9	+ AnachronismStew
10	+ PunkPunk
11	]
12	* TheAbridgedHistory: {{Parody}}ing and shortening real-life History, therefore leading to key events in one UsefulNotes/{{Common Historical Setting\|s}} happening all at once.
13	* AnachronisticAnimal: An animal that wasn't present at a particular point in history, or alternatively, a modern version of a domestic animal (or a descendant of an ancient species) appearing where its predecessors should be instead.
14	* AnachronisticClue
15	* AnachronisticOrphanage
16	* AnachronisticSoundtrack
17	* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge
18	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The work disregards factual historical information for the sake of the plot.
19	* ArtisticLicenseReligion
20	* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel
21	* BambooTechnology
22	* BlackVikings
23	* BornInTheWrongCentury: A person wishes they had existed in another time period.
24	* ContemporaryCaveman: A caveman ends up in modern times.
25	* CosmeticallyAdvancedPrequel: Because the development team has access to better equipment and techniques, the prequel consequently has a more advanced look to it than the work it is intended to take place before.
26	* DaysOfFuturePast
27	* DecadeDissonance
28	* DiscoDan: A person who still engages in the fashion and fads of the past.
29	* EerilyOutOfPlaceObject
30	* EnhancedArchaicWeapon
31	* EternalSexualFreedom: Works in the past do not show anyone having issues with sexual mores.
32	* FashionsNeverChange
33	* FontAnachronism
34	* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: A fanciful being in the past somehow impersonates or knows of modern celebrities.
35	* GivingRadioToTheRomans: A time-traveler gives modern technology to people in the past.
36	* GoodOldWays: A character intentionally uses outdated customs and technology.
37	* HollywoodCostuming
38	* HistoricalInJoke
39	* ImproperlyPlacedFirearms
40	* LikeADuckTakesToWater
41	* LivingArk
42	* LivingRelic
43	* LoveTranscendsSpacetime
44	* MedievalUniversalLiteracy
45	* NoBackwardsCompatibilityInTheFuture
46	* OneManIndustrialRevolution
47	* PastRightNow
48	* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: A work taking place in the past deliberately glosses over or whitewashes the unpleasant aspects of the past that modern audiences might be offended by.
49	* PopularHistory
50	* PrecrimeArrest: Someone gets arrested for a crime they haven't even committed yet.
51	* PresentDayPast
52	* ProchronicProduct: An anachronism is invented that could not have been produced until significantly later.
53	* PurelyAestheticEra
54	* RetroUniverse
55	* RenaissanceFair
56	* SchizoTech
57	* SexInASharedRoom: Due to lack of space and/or bedding, this was almost omnipresent back in the day. But, if it shows up in fiction, odds are it means something.
58	* SteamNeverDies: Both in media and in real life, most people think of steam trains when imagining trains in general.
59	* TimeDissonance
60	* {{Tomorrowland}}
61	* TotallyRadical
62	* TwoDecadesBehind
63	* TheWebAlwaysExisted: If you've brought a computer with you to the past, you can somehow access the Internet in a time where it doesn't yet exist.
64	* WeirdHistoricalWar
65	* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: A form of insulting someone's wardrobe where you joke that the article of clothing was taken from a person or group that the article of clothing would suit more. A common version is to claim that a specific time period wants the article of clothing back to insinuate that the person's taste in fashion is outdated.
66	[[/index]]

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