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Animated sitcom The Simpsons is well-known for predicting the future throughout its 35-year history.
From Donald Trump's presidency to the horsemeat scandal and an eerie 9/11 message - the Fox show broadcast it all years before the occurrences became reality. Now, it appears a storyline from season two episode, Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish has joined the list too.
The instalment, which first broadcasted in November 1990, sees Marge Simpson cook for husband Homer's boss, Mr Burns as part of his campaign trail to become Springfield governor. However, the billionaire is served a shock as Marge unveils three-eyed fish Blinky on his plate - a product of the pollution caused by his nuclear power plant.
A snap shared to Reddit this week features a bizarre real-life fish with a third eye on top of its head, and naturally it has drawn comparisons to Blinky. "Three-eyed cod caught off the coast of Greenland," the image was captioned in the Europe subreddit.
"Took a few decades but The Simpsons nailed another one," one Reddit user mused in response. "Wow. Like Blinky in The Simpsons," another declared.
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In response to the mystery surrounding the supposed true location of Springfield, a third Redditor joked: "So Springfield was in Greenland!" While a fourth added: "Yet another example of The Simpsons did it earlier."
Others, meanwhile, focused on the science behind the mutant's being, with one person pondering: "Fascinating. So many questions. Is it functional? If yes, how does it affect vision?" A second quizzed: "But seriously, if the eye works, would there be a small chance of some evolutionary developments with three-eyed fish? Or does the eye use up too much energy?"
Meanwhile, an expert explained: "What's more than likely is that one of the three is not working properly. You can see the fish is suffering from exophthalmia on the left eye, my guess is it's probably not functional. It could even be the case that 2 out of 3 are not functional. I have seen many deformities with fish and in most cases the "extra bit" was not functional."