In my grandmother’s lifetime the notions of powered flight, space flight, and television were all considered ludicrous by ‘sensible’ people.
Hell, the notion of a Donald Trump presidency was mocked and ridiculed right here on FR as ridiculous, absurd, a clown show, and etc.
Some believe the Venus Fly trap plant cane from Space. It only grew is one small area in the Carolinas NEAR A METATOR CRATER!