'The Simpsons' Predicted Monday's Nobel Prize in 2010 (VIDEO)

Milhouse is a genius. Really.

On Monday, Bengt Holmström of MIT and Oliver Hart of Harvard were announced as the joint winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics (for work on contact theory and how to evaluate whether things should be government run or privately owned).

But eagle-eyed Simpsons fans were not surprised. Milhouse Van Houten predicted the win in the 2010 Simpsons season premiere via a Nobel Prize betting poll he was in with Lisa, Martin Prince and computer (Yes, they really were in a thing).

The episode's plot revolves around Krusty the Clown being scammed into thinking he won the Nobel Peace Prize so he'll travel to Europe where he is arrested and tried by the International Court of Justice for deplorable behavior. Bart and Homer save him by "proving" that Krusty helped win the release of Nelson Mandela (though he really just wanted a potato chip).

Soon after the announcement, MIT tweeted out the connection between the Simpsons and Holmström:

 Fun fact: @TheSimpsons' Milhouse once predicted MIT Prof. Holmström would win a #NobelPrize. Today, he was right! http://mitsha.re/fXiQ3052y9u

See a clip of the episode with the Nobel betting pool below.