The Shard in London (Episode: "The Simpson’s Movie", 2007)

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 Shard in London (Episode: "The Simpson’s Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In the movie, there’s a scene where a skyscraper, which looks a lot like London’s Shard, is featured.
• Reality: The Shard in London, which is similarly designed, was completed in 2012, five years after the movie’s release.