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10 Times The Simpsons have predicted future events

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Avery Welvaert, Copy Editor • March 13, 2020

The popular adult cartoon, The Simpsons, has produced multiple episodes in which foreshadow real life future events. Here are ten times the TV show has accurately done so.

  1. The election of Donald Trump (season 11, episode 17)
  2. The Ebola outbreak (season 9, episode 3)
  3. Disney buys 20th Century Fox (season 10, episode 5)
  4. Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show (season 23, episode 22)
  5. Nobel Prize winner of 2016, Bengt Holmstrom (season 22, episode 1)
  6. The U.S beating Sweden in curling at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games  (season 21, episode 12)
  7. Faulty voter machines for the 2012 election in Pennsylvania (season 20, episode 4)
  8. 2015 World Cup results and the FIFA corruption (season 25, episode 16)
  9. Autocorrect, smart watches and video chat (season 6)
  10. Coronavirus (season 22)
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Avery Welvaert
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Avery is described as energetic, fun, and caring especially when she’s spending her free time outside of school to be with her family and friends. She emphasizes the interest in murder mystery’s that she likes to read while watching her favorite genre of film horror. Also, outside of school, she likes to go to the gym and then eat some of her favorite foods which include cheesecake and pasta served by her family. Once Avery graduates from high school her plans academically include going to S.C.C for two years to gain prerequisites, then to transfer to the University of Iowa. She’s not entirely sure what she’s going to major in for college, but she is reflecting on her favorite moments from the last couple of years. One memorable moment for her included going to Sarasota, FL for vacation and aspires to one day go to Bora Bora with her best friend Jennifer Little.       
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