If you’ve spent any time scrolling through TikTok lately, you’ve probably stumbled across one of those mysterious videos claiming to reveal the future. But one user has gone further than most. Under the name @darknesstimetravel, he insists he’s not from this century at all—he says he’s from the year 2858.
With over 16,000 followers, his confident tone and oddly specific predictions have captured people’s attention. He claims that several astonishing scientific breakthroughs are set to happen this year, discoveries that will, in his words, “change what it means to be human.” Whether you take it as sci-fi fun or something more serious, his list of five upcoming events has sparked intense curiosity online.
A shared dream of alien contact
The first event, he says, will occur on 28 February—and it’s not one to sleep through. According to his forecast, people all over the world will experience the same dream: a vivid vision of extraterrestrials landing on Earth with plans to conquer it.
While it sounds straight out of a Hollywood film, psychologists have long explored the idea of shared dreams. Research from Harvard Medical School has shown that collective dream themes often emerge in times of stress or uncertainty. Whether his “alien dream” will turn out to be a metaphor or mass coincidence remains to be seen.
A new element to replace oxygen
Next on his timeline is 2 April, when scientists will allegedly discover a new element capable of replacing oxygen—and potentially adding 50 years to the average human lifespan. If true, it would be a revolutionary moment for medicine and biology alike.
Experts from the European Space Agency note that our understanding of the chemical elements is still evolving, especially with experiments on the International Space Station. But the idea of an element that could safely substitute oxygen? That’s one claim even the boldest researchers would meet with scepticism—and fascination in equal measure.
Human remains on Mars
Then comes 4 May, which he describes as the date humanity discovers its true origins. He predicts that human bones will be found on Mars, proving that life on Earth actually began there.
Admittedly, it’s not the wildest theory ever proposed. NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently analysing rock samples on the red planet, looking for evidence of past microbial life. Still, the leap from microbes to Martians-turned-humans is a rather large one.
The return of the megalodon
In August, the time traveller warns of something lurking much closer to home. On 26 August, he claims, scientists will spot four living megalodons—those colossal prehistoric sharks thought to have gone extinct millions of years ago—swimming deep in the Mariana Trench, the planet’s deepest oceanic abyss.
Given that over 95% of the world’s oceans remain unexplored, marine biologists agree that new species are discovered all the time. But reviving a 60-foot predator from the Miocene era? That’s a surprise even action hero Jason Statham might hesitate to face.
Teenagers discover a gateway to the stars
Finally, 16 October marks the most extraordinary event of all: a group of teenagers, he claims, will stumble upon ancient ruins containing a mysterious stone that enables instant interplanetary travel. In other words, teleportation—but cosmic.
While astrophysicists from Cambridge University might roll their eyes, the concept of “wormholes” or quantum portals does have a theoretical basis in physics. Still, no teenager is likely to find one on a Saturday afternoon hike—unless they’ve been watching a bit too much Stranger Things.
A future worth questioning
Predictably, the internet is divided. Some followers are keeping an open mind, setting reminders for each date “just in case”. Others see it as an elaborate piece of digital storytelling—a kind of modern mythology for the algorithm age.
Whether he’s a visionary, a prankster or simply a clever creator, one thing’s certain: people love a mystery. As for the rest of us, we’ll just have to wait and see if February brings us an alien dream… or simply another night of scrolling through TikTok.
