One thing they didn't mention in the article is the exact kind of prognostication which would have made Biff Tannon a sports betting mogul: the prediction that the Florida Marlins would win the World Series. While the movie didn't name the mascot, they did name the location and the year - even more astounding when you consider that the Marlins didn't even form until more than a decade after the movie franchise ended.

And yes, even I at the time laughed at the ubiquitous fax machines present in the second installment. The hydrated pizzas also gave me a bit of a guffaw, as growing up with a mother who knew how to cook and explained to me the purposes of things like fats, gluten, and proteins in cooking, there's just not enough "water" in pizza which (if removed) would shrink it to the size of a donut.