The Discovery of Water on Mars (Episode: "Deep Space Homer", 1994)

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 Discovery of Water on Mars (Episode: "Deep Space Homer", 1994)

• What happened: In this episode, Homer travels to space and NASA finds signs of water on Mars.
• Reality: In 2008, NASA confirmed evidence of water on Mars, though the discovery wasn’t as dramatic as the one in the episode.