Regardless of their significance, predictions excite people because what they tell of are things and events of the future. From the minor leagues such as fortune tellers and palm readers to prophets as controversial as Nostradamus, many people depend on these figures as they try to see what's in store for them. While predictions do not provide guaranteed information about the future, in some cases, they do come true. In fact, some of the most impressive predictions in history came true centuries after they were made, and they were prefigured not just by renowned prophets but even by ordinary people. Here is a list of the 25 most incredible predictions in history that actually came true: Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/list25 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/list25 Website: http://list25. Instagram: @List25 Check out the written version for more info - http://list25.com/25-incredible-predictions-that-actually-came-true/ Preview: Robert Boyle predicted transplantation of organs from one body to another Ezra Stiles predicted that the U.S. population would reach 300 million by 1983 Alexis De Tocqueville predicted the Cold War Dmitri Mendeleev perfectly predicted the weights and properties of the 40+ other elements in the Periodic Table Jules Verne predicted the Apollo moon landing A short story predicted the sinking of the Titanic Nikola Tesla predicted personal wireless devices H.G. Wells predicted the atomic bomb Nostradamus predicted the Great Fire of London Nostradamus predicted the French Revolution Nostradamus predicted Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise in power Nostradamus predicted the success of Louis Pasteur as a microbiologist and chemist Nostradamus predicted the death of Princess Diana Robert Heinlein Predicted The Cold War Robert Heinlein also predicted the waterbed John Elfreth Watkins, Jr. predicted the television John Elfreth Watkins predicted high-speed trains in 1990 Edward Bellamy Predicted credit cards Jonathan Swift predicts two moon on Mars Tana Hoy predicted the Oklahoma City bombing Jeffrey Palmer predicted volcano eruption, tsunamis, and Hurricane Katrina Edgar Cayce predicted World Wars I and II and the Great Depression Jeane Dixon predicted the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Mark Twain predicted his own death Edgar Cayce predicted the shifting of the Earth’s poles