Bizarre Predictions From “The Simpsons” That Became True Years Later

Published on 03/22/2020
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Donald Trump’s Presidency

While the rest of the world may have been shocked to see that Trump would become the 45th president in 2016, the Simpsons were not as surprised. 19 years ago, in season 11, Episode 17: “Bart to the Future,” Lisa says, We inherited quite the budget crunch from President Trump.” Who knew that this would mean so much more years later.

Donald Trump Becoming President

Donald Trump Becoming President

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Discovering Higgs Boson Or “God Particle”

Back in 2012, it was discovered that “God particle,” or Higgs Bostons were real, and this revelation helped explain how objects have mass. While this in its own is a huge deal, what’s even more impressive is that the Simpsons predicted 15 years before. In that episode, there was a scene depicting Homer in front of a blackboard with an equation written on it. This equation predicted the mass of the particle, long before it was actually found.

Discovering Higgs Boson Or 'God Particle'

Discovering Higgs Boson Or ‘God Particle’

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