Hundreds of Twitter users celebrated the beginning of the New Year by expressing their amazement at the notion that the Earth was 2015 years old.

Yes, that’s right, God knows how many young people (many of them Americans) actually believe that the planet we live on has only been in existence for 2015 years.

Without getting too in-depth about the state of the global education system, people all over the world are getting dumber. Studies show that IQs continue to gradually drop, with westerners having lost 14 IQ points over the last 200 years.

SAT scores in the United States have also fallen significantly in recent years, with overall scores dropping 20 points between 2006 and 2012.

Check out some of the questions that eighth grade students were expected to be able to answer back in 1912, and compare them to the intelligence exhibited by today’s Twitter generation.

Yes, a few of these tweets are undoubtedly trolls and pranksters, but many of them genuinely think the Earth is only 2015 years old.

According to the best evidence obtained from radiometric age dating of meteorite material, the Earth is actually around 4.54 billion years old, which is a coincidence given that the IQ of each of these tweeters is also probably in the 4-5 region.

Wow I can’t believe earth is almost 2015 years old it’s crazy how nature can do that.

— Sam doubleu (@swaggywagner) January 1, 2015

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Wow, can’t believe Earth is 2015 years old. Time flies — geg (@TheGeginator) January 1, 2015

Wow, the world is almost 2015 years old… MIND BLOWN.

— Brennen Bliss (@brennenlb) January 1, 2015

Happy New Year. Can’t believe our beautiful cute little earth is 2015 years old, time flies. — Umar (@umerhusein) January 2, 2015

The earth is 2015 years old

— Jay (@dallasjoint) January 2, 2015

can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old boy how time flies?? — tinka (@sasssycassyy) January 2, 2015

I can’t believe earth is 2015 years old

— BK Randy (@mattkreedy) January 2, 2015

Can’t believe the Earth is 2015 years old :O Omg Happy Birthday Earth #NewYear #EarthBithday — Nickith Williams (@TheNickWitted) January 2, 2015

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Can’t believe the Earth is 2015 years old.

— Blvkk Sheep (@OhGod_Jenks) January 2, 2015

Happy New Year! Can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old, that’s a lot. — Logan Watson (@LoganWatsonn) January 2, 2015

It’s just so amazing how Earth is 2015 years old. #history

— Steve Kerr (@TylerLeiphardt) January 2, 2015

Can’t believe earth is 2015 years old man it feels like God created it yesterday — jp (@JoshAdamPrice) January 2, 2015

I can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old!!!!! ??

— Kyler Haket (@kyler_haket) January 2, 2015

I can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old — Michael Cherry (@Michael_Cherry2) January 2, 2015

Can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old now #timeflies

— Connor Gillis (@cvoltrongillis) January 2, 2015

Omg cant believe the earth is 2015 years old now — Tav (@TavastiD) January 2, 2015

Can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old today??

— Sanjeev? (@knowUrPower) January 2, 2015

The earth is 2015 years old. ?????? — Starr Aven (@StarrAven_) January 2, 2015

I can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old 2day!!!????????????

— $LiM (@canyonrenner) January 2, 2015

Can not get over the Earth is 2015 years old #HappyBirthday — Brandon Madigan (@bmadigan13) January 2, 2015

Still can’t believe the earth is 2015 years old! Crazy

— Autumn Kidd (@kidd_autumn) January 1, 2015

I can’t believe the Earth?? is 2015 years old?? this makes you count your blessing in life?? — Jarrett Hathaway (@liljj9328) January 1, 2015

One girl went further, claiming that America itself was only 2015 years old (Columbus discovered what we now call America in 1492).

Can’t believe America is almost 2015 years old.

— lauren (@okaylauren) January 1, 2015

The only thing to be thankful for is the fact that almost an equal number of people expressed their incredulity at the trend.  

For the love of God if I see one more say that the Earth will be 2015 years old, I’m going to catch a brain aneurysm — Aye Yo! Whats Decent (@Sucker4Jessica) January 1, 2015

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