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Mandela Effect<br />

“The Mandela effect is the observed phenomenon of people having clear memories of​ ​events<br />

that did not occur or misremembering significant events and facts.”<br />

(​http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Mandela-effect​) In simpler terms, many people remember<br />

something from their childhood being one way, but they discover that it was completely different. A<br />

popular example of the Mandela Effect is the Berenstain Bears theory. Some people do remember it<br />

being Berenstain, but many others are most certain that it was spelled Berenstein. Some other examples<br />

of this issue include people remembering Curious George having a tail even though he does not. Many<br />

people also remember the original Snow White movie quote being Mirror Mirror on the wall, however,<br />

the quote is actually Magic Mirror on the wall. So many people thought it was The Looney Toons even<br />

though the 1930’s television show was actually called The Looney Tunes. There is a strong belief of many<br />

others that The Flintstones was actually spelled Flinstones. “Maybe it’s parallel universes or time travel,<br />

maybe it’s just bad memory — either way, it’s fascinating.”<br />

(​https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/crazy-examples-of-the-mandela-effect-that-will-make<br />

-you-ques?utm_term=.jvLJMPwXv#.pywbW5J3k​) Another example of the Mandela Effect may shock you.<br />

The famous movie quote, Luke, I am your father from Star Wars Empire Strikes Back, doesn’t even exist.<br />

The quote is actually No, I am your father which was said by Darth Vader after Luke Skywalker accused<br />

Vader of killing his father. Do you think that the Mandela effect really exists or is it just a myth? Which of<br />

these Mandela Effect examples, if any, have affected you?

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