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40 Examples Of The Mandela Effect in Action

The Mandela Effect is a psychological phenomenon where people remember things that didn't happen or remember them happening in ways that are untrue. First identified by Pierre Janey and Sigmund Freud, it's a fascinating look into the human mind and how memory works.

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Maybe it’s parallel universes or time travel, maybe it’s just bad memory — either way, it’s fascinating.

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The name of the theory comes from many people feeling certain they could remember Nelson Mandela dying while he was still in prison back in the ’80s. Contrary to what many thought, Mandela’s actual death was on Dec. 5, 2013, despite some people claiming to remember seeing clips of his funeral on TV.

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It’s Sex and the City, but many people insist they remember it being “in the” at some point. Some people have even posted pictures of old memorabilia they have that supports their false memory.

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Volvo always had the male symbol

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If you remember the dash you are wrong

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Perhaps they’re just confusing him with Mr. Peanut, the Planters peanut mascot, who also wears a top hat and carries around a cane, but there are a number of people who can’t seem to grasp how the Monopoly man is monocle-less, when they’ve distinctly known him to have one.

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People remember there being a black mark on Pikachu’s tail, but if you take a look at Pikachu now, you’ll see nothing there. How so many people can remember an aspect of this character’s appearance that doesn’t actually exist, the world may never know

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This is one of the more popular Mandela effect debates, in which some people seem to recall the book series/cartoon about a family of bears being known as The Berenstein Bears. However, if you look now, they’re actually called The Berenstain Bears.

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In actuality, the famous brand of hot dogs and lunch meats is Oscar Mayer, but people have grown frustrated because they remember it as Meyer, with an “e.” A lot of people recall the jingle from the commercials and insist the lyrics were “My bologna has a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R / My bologna has a second name, it’s M-A-Y-E-R!” Still, somehow, it’s actually Mayer, though many people think that’s the real bologna here.

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A lot of people even claim to remember seeing him use his tail to swing from the trees. If you look up pictures of Curious George right now, you’ll see that he doesn’t have a tail, meaning either your memory made the whole thing up or you’ve, like, drifted into a parallel universe.

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Some people seem to remember there being a dash in Kit Kat, making it “Kit-Kat,” but there isn’t one, and that frustrates them because they’re sure that once upon a time, there was one.

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Froot Loops fits better ,but not how I remember it

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The correct spelling would be with a "T"...but I guess I never noticed

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“Luke, I am your father” is one of the most famous phrases from film, but many are discovering that it’s not what Darth Vader said. He actually says, “No, I am your father.” So, is this just a misremembered movie line or did some otherworldly shenanigans take place? This isn’t the only Star Wars–related Mandela effect instance…

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Switch of the red and blue or are we just imagining it

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Many Star Wars fanatics recall C-3PO being completely gold and were greatly thrown off upon discovering that he’s supposedly had a silver leg the entire time. A lot of memorabilia doesn’t even feature the silver leg. Needless to say it was a surprise to fans who have seen the films so many times, yet never noticed the distinct feature on a popular character.

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Fabreze never had two "e"s together

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We're as remembered by many,but it's "You're going to need a bigger boat"

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While the famous Snow White quote you’ve probably heard others say and repeated yourself is “Mirror, mirror on the wall,” it turns out the correct line is “Magic mirror on the wall.” Some people also remember the second part of that quote being “Who is the fairest of them all?” but apparently it’s “Who is the fairest one of all?

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This is a new one...It's Hitlery,lol

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It's now and always was Jonny

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Never was a Jiffy brand

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I n the Museum it's 4 seats...wrong?

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But here it shows 6 seats and 6 passengers

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Some people have noticed that some Bible verses have changed in the Bibles in their own homes!It states now that it's wolf and a lamb,but what would explain all the pictures on the web with a lion and lamb?

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I thought it was spelled like the Cadillac...wrong

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That little curl on the F has always been there

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Moonraker...I thought they fell in love at first sight because she had metal braces wtf?

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Volkswagon has always had the break in between the letters in the logo

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Has Cern broken the time barrier,and gone back and changed our memory perceptions?

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They're F-ing with us I'm sure...

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Try to look some of these up,it will drive you crazy...but some proofs are out there!

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