In 2003, a man in Oregon managed to successfully grow a “tomacco” plant – a hybrid of a tobacco and tomato plant. The plant, straight out of a 1999 “The Simpson’s” episode, managed to bear fruit for a year and a half. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ABQjournal: Fresh From ‘Simpsons,’ Tomacco Becomes a Reality
Did it have the same effect as in the Simpsons-episode?