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Picture generated with AI Location: Los Angeles, California, United States of America Dates Active: December 17, 1989 to Present Category: Prophecy and Precognition Cause: Coincidence? Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 041424A-00092 Summery:   A long-running adult animated cartoon seems to be able to predict the future with some uncanny coincidences. In Depth: Premiering on December 17, 1989, The Simpsons has been running almost non-stop on the Fox network during prime time, producing 764 episodes (as of April of 2024) and counting. It is one of the longest running animated shows on television. Over the years the satire program has garnered a number of fans for it's clever writing and jokes, but recently its also become known for those jokes to seemingly become reality. Some of the predictions spread around on internet seem to be quite a stretch, while others are so specific that it's uncanny. While much of these predictions could be chalked up to educated guesses and pure coinc...

Picture generated with AI Location: New Jersey, United States of America Dates Active: 1898 Category: Prophecy and Precognition Cause: Similarities Status: Closed Entry ID: 041124A-00091 Summery:   A novella written in 1898 seemingly predicts a famous disaster. In Depth: When originally published in 1898, the novella by Morgan Robertson entitled "The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility" was not a huge hit. The plot was as follows: the main character John Rowland works as a deckhand on board a brand-new ocean liner the Titan . In the story, the ship was considered 'unsinkable', a claim that would prove to be false as the story went on. The Titan runs into an iceberg along its side while crossing the Atlantic, puncturing a large hole and causing it to sink. The ship does not have enough life boats for the passengers and crew, and while a large number of those aboard parish in the frigid waters, John Rowland manages to survive the sinking by jumping onto the iceberg. W...