The only year in the past 140 years that there have been at least 5 babies with the given name Gandalf in the US is 1970.
Iraq had been at war 12 of the 20 years between 1980 and 2000. Not exactly a genius level prediction.
Implantable tracking chips in pets were invented in the mid 80's and have been a commercial thing since 1990.
We've had "new" viruses every few years especially since international travel has been a thing. The vast majority of these are just new strains of existing well known viruses. With genetic analysis, we are of course much better at tracking and identifying these things. And certainly going underground in a confined space with a bunch of other humans is the exact opposite of what you'd want to do to avoid a widespread human contagion.
Iraq had been at war 12 of the 20 years between 1980 and 2000. Not exactly a genius level prediction.
Implantable tracking chips in pets were invented in the mid 80's and have been a commercial thing since 1990.
We've had "new" viruses every few years especially since international travel has been a thing. The vast majority of these are just new strains of existing well known viruses. With genetic analysis, we are of course much better at tracking and identifying these things. And certainly going underground in a confined space with a bunch of other humans is the exact opposite of what you'd want to do to avoid a widespread human contagion.