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<p>The killer combination of a pandemic, murder hornets, and a world without basketball has made 2020 a year we will absolutely try to forget.</p><p>Who could have possibly seen this coming, other than<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html" target="_blank"> public health experts</a> for decades? <em>The Simpsons </em>and <em>Space Jam, </em>that&#39;s who. Here are posts and pieces of pop culture that saw the future.</p><h2>1. This guy figured in 2016 that <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177.If" target="_blank">Bleachgate </a>was inevitable.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">oh shit i predicted 2020 <a href="https://t.co/4UIpLqr6q4">https://t.co/4UIpLqr6q4</a></p>&mdash; Tyler Glaiel (@TylerGlaiel) <a href="https://twitter.com/TylerGlaiel/status/1253690439753818114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>2. In 2018, this Tumblr saw a plague evacuating big cities.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Tumblr" data-attribution-url="https://argumate.tumblr.com/post/181387248779/why-would-urban-supercities-depopulate-plague" height="954" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-05-08-at-110534-am-B4YCzt.jpg" width="870" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://argumate.tumblr.com/post/181387248779/why-would-urban-supercities-depopulate-plague">Tumblr</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. This 'time traveler' warned us in 2015 that 2020 was 'the worst of times.'</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/DrewCurtis/status/682568142061760512" height="306" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-05-08-at-110218-am-JKQZWv.jpg" width="788" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/DrewCurtis/status/682568142061760512">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. <em>The Simpsons, </em>of course, knew that a so-far-incurable disease would mix with murderous bees.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shit the simpsons really did predict 2020 <a href="https://t.co/dadM5jvLrB">pic.twitter.com/dadM5jvLrB</a></p>&mdash; Eddie Boooooooogrou (@didgeridougrou) <a href="https://twitter.com/didgeridougrou/status/1257864336682385409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>5. <em>V for Vendetta </em>was P for Psychic.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Tumblr" data-attribution-url="https://harleyquinn14b.tumblr.com/post/613398471346651136" height="992" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-05-08-at-111201-am-NUrEB2.jpg" width="912" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://harleyquinn14b.tumblr.com/post/613398471346651136">Tumblr</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6. <em>The Last Man on Earth </em>'knew' this was coming, too.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So The Last Man on Earth predicted this FIVE years ago 👀 <a href="https://t.co/HUI1G6Ezrb">pic.twitter.com/HUI1G6Ezrb</a></p>&mdash; The Queen (@Youure_Welcome) <a href="https://twitter.com/Youure_Welcome/status/1238292919590612994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>7. <em>Space Jam </em>had germs canceling the NBA season.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/sJs6GpzbSP">pic.twitter.com/sJs6GpzbSP</a></p>&mdash; Coach DeHart (@CoachDeHart1) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDeHart1/status/1238052774929145856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. <em>Friends </em>knew there&#39;d be a lockdown.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chandler predicted this lockdown in 90&#39;s. <a href="https://t.co/GVOFRPffuR">pic.twitter.com/GVOFRPffuR</a></p>&mdash; ساقب ذرگر (@saqib_zargar0) <a href="https://twitter.com/saqib_zargar0/status/1256497046984495105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9. <em>Parks and Recreation </em>knew that hell for parents was being stuck with their children.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/ldrinkh20/status/1257381362807590915" height="1308" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-05-08-at-112354-am-W8Qj0n.jpg" width="570" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/ldrinkh20/status/1257381362807590915">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10. This sarcastic 2018 Tumblr post became the official position of the United States government.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Tumblr" data-attribution-url="https://thepleasuregoblin.tumblr.com/post/615083496415870976/joeypotter1998-rich-eater69-this-guy-got-so" height="496" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-05-08-at-113258-am-nsx9uB.jpg" width="1072" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://thepleasuregoblin.tumblr.com/post/615083496415870976/joeypotter1998-rich-eater69-this-guy-got-so">Tumblr</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>11. Ed, Edd, n Eddy knew an epidemic would put us all in quarantine.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Ed boys predicted 2020 <a href="https://t.co/Kc1vNloCkv">pic.twitter.com/Kc1vNloCkv</a></p>&mdash; The Great Zubari (@TheGreatZubari) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGreatZubari/status/1258125914615005186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>12. <em>Demolition Man </em>had this trifecta.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Demolition Man&quot; predicted 2020 in 1993. <br>1. No Touching<br>2. Virtual Zoom Meetings <br>3. No Toilet Paper<br>Most of y&#39;all might be too young to remember. <a href="https://t.co/psrWCk84i0">pic.twitter.com/psrWCk84i0</a></p>&mdash; Brandon Tripp (@RunCoachTripp) <a href="https://twitter.com/RunCoachTripp/status/1258620474768179200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13. Ashley Tisdale literally had a record called 'Don&#39;t Touch (The Zoom Song).'</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/RachelNevett/status/1257043473095634945" height="1022" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-05-08-at-114303-am-nqVCA4.jpg" width="786" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/RachelNevett/status/1257043473095634945">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14. Should have put money on the Musk baby name.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Holy shit <a href="https://t.co/RqJAP4eRqG">https://t.co/RqJAP4eRqG</a></p>&mdash; If You Want Peace...Prepare For Vordb (@vordb) <a href="https://twitter.com/vordb/status/1258644818059804672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>15. Always listen to Genie.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I can’t believe the direct to video sequel of the hit movie “Aladdin”, “The Return of Jafar” predicted 2020 <a href="https://t.co/ZNjHmRWj9Y">pic.twitter.com/ZNjHmRWj9Y</a></p>&mdash; mike🎄 (@m_ajwt) <a href="https://twitter.com/m_ajwt/status/1258393040470802432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

15 screenshots of posts and pop culture that accurately 'predicted' what would happen in 2020.

Orli Matlow

The killer combination of a pandemic, murder hornets, and a world without basketball has made 2020 a year we will absolutely try to forget.Who could have possibly seen this coming, other than public health experts for decades? The Simpsons and Space Jam, that&#39;s who. Here are posts and pieces of pop culture that saw the future.1. This guy figured in 2016 that Bleachgate was inevitable.oh shit i predicted 2020 https://t.co/4UIpLqr6q4&mdash; Tyler Glaiel (@TylerGlaiel) April 24, 2020 2. In 2018, this Tumblr saw a plague evacuating big cities.Tumblr3. This 'time traveler' warned us in 2015 that 2020 was 'the worst of times.'Twitter4. The Simpsons, of course, knew that a so-far-incurable disease would mix with murderous bees.Shit the simpsons really did predict 2020 pic.twitter.com/dadM5jvLrB&mdash; Eddie Boooooooogrou (@didgeridougrou) May 6, 2020 5. V for Vendetta was P for Psychic.Tumblr6. The Last Man on Earth 'knew' this was coming, too.So The Last Man on Earth predicted this FIVE years ago 👀 pic.twitter.com/HUI1G6Ezrb&mdash; The Queen (@Youure_Welcome) March 13, 2020  7. Space Jam had germs canceling the NBA season. pic.twitter.com/sJs6GpzbSP&mdash; Coach DeHart (@CoachDeHart1) March 12, 2020 8. Friends knew there&#39;d be a lockdown.Chandler predicted this lockdown in 90&#39;s. pic.twitter.com/GVOFRPffuR&mdash; ساقب ذرگر (@saqib_zargar0) May 2, 2020 9. Parks and Recreation knew that hell for parents was being stuck with their children.Twitter10. This sarcastic 2018 Tumblr post became the official position of the United States government.Tumblr11. Ed, Edd, n Eddy knew an epidemic would put us all in quarantine.The Ed boys predicted 2020 pic.twitter.com/Kc1vNloCkv&mdash; The Great Zubari (@TheGreatZubari) May 6, 2020 12. Demolition Man had this trifecta.&quot;Demolition Man&quot; predicted 2020 in 1993. 1. No Touching2. Virtual Zoom Meetings 3. No Toilet PaperMost of y&#39;all might be too young to remember. pic.twitter.com/psrWCk84i0&mdash; Brandon Tripp (@RunCoachTripp) May 8, 2020 13. Ashley Tisdale literally had a record called 'Don&#39;t Touch (The Zoom Song).'Twitter14. Should have put money on the Musk baby name.Holy shit https://t.co/RqJAP4eRqG&mdash; If You Want Peace...Prepare For Vordb (@vordb) May 8, 2020  15. Always listen to Genie.I can’t believe the direct to video sequel of the hit movie “Aladdin”, “The Return of Jafar” predicted 2020 pic.twitter.com/ZNjHmRWj9Y&mdash; mike🎄 (@m_ajwt) May 7, 2020 

The killer combination of a pandemic, murder hornets, and a world without basketball has made 2020 a year we will absolutely try to forget.  Who could have possibly seen this coming, other than public health experts for decades? The...