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

The U.S. beats Sweden In Curling At The Olympic Games

During the 2018 Winter Olympics, the U.S. curling team beat beloved Sweden, leading to one of the most upsetting moments in history. But did you know that the Simpsons predicted this in 2010 in an episode called “Boy Meets Curl” when Marge and Homer Simpson compete in curling at the Vancouver Olympics and actually defeat Sweden.

The U.S. Beats Sweden In Curling At The Olympic Games

Selling Ferrets As Toy Poodles

The leader of crime in Springfield is known as Fat Tony and he loved gluing cotton polls on ferrets to represent them as toy poodles. This was yet another instance where criminals got ideas from television, and one man from Argentian got the surprise of a lifetime when he brought home a groomed ferret instead of a toy poodle.

Selling Ferrets As Toy Poodles