5 Shocking Real-Life Events Foreseen by The Simpsons

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In the 2001 episode "Treehouse of Horror XII", Homer predicts that Donald Trump will become president of the United States. Trump was elected president in 2016.

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In the 2002 episode "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the 8th Grade", Lisa is seen using a tablet computer. In 2010, Apple released the iPad, the first commercially successful tablet computer.

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In the 2003 episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", Homer is seen using a self-checkout machine at a grocery store. In 2010, self-checkout machines became commonplace in grocery stores around the world.

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In the 2005 episode "MoneyBART", Homer is seen using a digital currency called Bitcoin. Bitcoin was created in 2008, and it has since become the most popular cryptocurrency in the world.

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In the 2006 episode "Homer's Paternity Coot", it is revealed that Homer is not actually the father of his son, Bart. In 2014, a DNA test revealed that a man named Craig Smith was the father of a 20-year-old woman who had been raised by her mother and stepfather.

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