The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (Episode: "You Kent Always Say What You Want", 2010)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (Episode: "You Kent Always Say What You Want", 2010)

• What happened: In this episode, there’s a joke about the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia.
• Reality: The 2014 Winter Olympics were indeed held in Sochi, making it one of the more straightforward predictions.