a self-proclaimed earthquake expert named ibn browning predicted that an earthquake would occur in missouri on 12/3/90. schools in multiple states closed as a result.

nothing happened.

in the middle ages, human beings in the west believed that animals were rational and understood the concepts of right and wrong. there were numerous court cases where livestock, flies, and even slugs were sent to court, judged, used as witnesses, and executed.

when eyeglasses for shortsightedness were invented in the 1500's, many people assumed that they were magic, and that their wearers were in league with the devil.

'continuum' was an advicacy magazine that denied that hiv/aids exists. it shut down when all of its editors died of aids.

a university of michigan study found that, if you hear information that agrees with your political beliefs, you will continue to believe it even if the source of the information later corrects or retracts it.

but you obviously won't take my word for it.