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1. In 1989, “Back to the Future” filmmaker Robert Zemeckis said this personal transportation device was real and would soon be widely used, but it was more of a publicity stunt and by Oct. 21, 2015, it still had not come to mass fruition.

2. “There’s just not that many videos I want to watch,” said Steve Chen, who co-founded this website more than a decade ago, wrongly expressing doubt on its ability to make it the long haul.

3. Foolhardy Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer once called out Apple for this communicative device, released in 2007, and its ability “to get any significant market share.”

4. Less impressive to watch, in April 2015 Apple entered a more fashionable realm when it introduced this wearable product, whose sales started strong but haven’t kept up.

5. It wasn’t until 2015, operated by the People’s Liberation Army Navy, that this Asian country had its first aircraft carrier go into service.

6. The United States has had armed forces stationed in this country since 1953, and its erratic neighbor to the north makes it tough to fully withdraw.

7. Though he has bounced back on HBO, this sometimes controversial talk show host was fired when a week after Sept. 11 he agreed with a guest that terrorism isn’t cowardly.

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