Did Simpsons predict Elon Musk's Twitter takeover in 2015? Here's what happened

Several moments in the American sitcom The Simpsons have manifested in real life, including its predictions on Trump’s presidency and Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl performance. Now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pointed out how Fox’s show correctly predicted his Twitter takeover back in 2015.Elon Musk shared a photo from the 12th episode of the 26th season – The Musk Who Fell to Earth – that seemed to allude to his purchase of Twitter.”Simpson’s predicts I buy Twitter S26E12,” tweeted Musk. According to New York Post, the episode’s opening scene features Lisa Simpson feeding birds in a birdhouse with the sign, “Home Tweet Home.” While she was feeding the birds, a bald eagle catches and kills some of them. That’s when Musk enters the scene in his rocket ship as the eagle – a cherished American symbol – soars out into the distance. The eagle is destroyed by the aircraft’s fire.”Brace yourselves, family. We are about to meet a being with intelligence far beyond ours,” Homer Simpson says before directing Bart to grab his baseball bat.Musk takes off his space helmet and identifies himself: “Hello, I’m Elon Musk.”The bat is thrown at his head by Homer. Lisa yells, “Dad, no! Elon
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