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(#3) Greta Thunberg Delivers An Emotional Speech About Climate Change
The Joke: In the 2007 Simpsons Movie, Lisa Simpson delivers an emotional speech about climate change to her classmates. She passionately warns= there is no room for optimism, Ralph, because in 50 years the oceans will rise and nothing will be left except hot desert lands that cannot produce quality foods.
What Actually Happened: In September 2019, 16-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg stood before the UN and called for those in power to take action against the changing climate. Her passion, knowledge, and composure were remarkably similar to Lisa Simpson's in 2007.
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(#4) Daenerys Lays Waste To All Of King's Landing In The Penultimate Episode Of 'Game of Thrones'
The Joke: In an episode from 2017 called "The Serfsons," the Simpsons find themselves in Springfieldia, an alternate fantasy universe that is demolished when a fire-breathing dragon wreaks havoc.
What Actually Happened: In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, Daenerys Targaryen surprises everyone by burning King's Landing in a move against Queen Cersei. Though Dany's attack on Cersei is somewhat expected, her actions take out countless innocent commoners, which goes against her history of benevolence toward innocent people.
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(#19) Flaming Moe
The Joke: Homer tells the local tavern owner Moe about a secret cocktail that includes cough medicine and fire that he calls a "Flaming Homer."
Moe steals the recipe and renames the drink the "Flaming Moe," and begins selling it at his tavern, betraying Homer in the process. The drink is a success and Moe becomes famous, even Aerosmith drops by to perform at his place!
What Actually Happened: Andy Heidel, the owner of a bar in Prospect Heights, NY, called The Way Station, just happened to have a bottle of Robitussin behind the bar when someone brought up the Flaming Moe. He grabbed the 'tussin and mixed it with Pernod, Jagermeister and a Bacardi 151 floater and set it on fire. He and his friends got shmammered and the real-life Flaming Moe was born.
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(#2) There Is A Global Pandemic And Killer Bees
The Simpsons' Season 4 episode "Marge in Chains" from 1993 apparently foreshadows the events of 2020 with the spread of a new flu virus. When a worker in Osaka, Japan, sneezes into a package that ships to Springfield, the entire town is subsequently threatened by what they call the "Osaka Flu," mirroring the spread of the coronavirus around the world.
What's more, scientists in 2020 claim to have spotted Asian giant hornets in Washington state - a species that threatens life with its poisonous stingers. In the same Simpsons episode, residents knock over a truck they believe to be carrying a cure, but instead crack open a box labeled "Killer Bees."
Episode writer Bill Oakley told The Hollywood Reporter, "I don't like it being used for nefarious purposes. The idea that anyone misappropriates it to make coronavirus seem like an Asian plot is terrible. In terms of trying to place blame on Asia - I think that is gross."
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(#29) Catch Every Prediction On Disney+
Disney+ has an entire collection dedicated to all the times The Simpsons accurately called the future. From Donald Trump’s presidency to Homer actually discovering the mass of a particle roughly 14 years before it happened IRL, you can stream all your favorite episodes and spot even more seemingly absurd jokes that came true when you sign up for Disney+. If you haven't already, start your free 7-day trial today.
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(#11) Team USA Wins Gold In Curling
The Joke: In the 2010 episode "Boy Meets Curl," Homer and Marge lead the United States curling team to a gold medal over Sweden and Russia.
What Actually Happened: Team USA edged out number-one-ranked Sweden to take home the gold in the 2018 PyeongChang games.
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The Simpsons is an animated sitcom produced by Fox, which is still very popular today. This cartoon series made a humorous mockery of American culture, society, and many fields. The surprising thing is that some absurd plots in the Simpsons became reality many years later, which are considered prophecies. Since its debut on the screen in 1989, it has been aired for 30 seasons.
The cartoon has already made many successful predictions, including the 9·11, the Ebola outbreak, smartphones, and even Donald Trump becomes president. The random tool explained 29 amazing Simpsons jokes that came true in real life.
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