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What are your experiences with the Mandela Effect? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by gianni@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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See title. For those who don’t know, the Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where a large group of people remember something differently than how it occurred. It’s named after Nelson Mandela because a significant number of people remembered him dying in prison in the 1980s, even though he actually passed away in 2013.

I’m curious to hear about your personal experiences with this phenomenon. Have you ever remembered an event, fact, or detail that turned out to be different from reality? What was it and how did you react when you found out your memory didn’t align with the facts? Does it happen often?

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I know!

He was constantly in the papers in the 1990s, major figure, every mac madra knew he was alive, where do they get this shite.

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I never understood that either. He was the president of South Africa from 1994-1999. Yes, he kept a lower profile in the 2000s, but I remember even as a kid/teen seeing articles and photos of him in the news. Bizarre.

Now the Berenstain Bears one, I understand. At the same time, I just chalk that up to spelling. For what reason would I need to know how to spell "Berenstain?"

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now the Berenstain Bears one, I understand. At the same time, I just chalk that up to spelling. For what reason would I need to know how to spell “Berenstain?”

I had one like this where I was shocked to learn there was never a band called Chumbawumba; they are called Chumbawamba and have been all along.

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Next you're gonna tell me their hit album was called "Tabthamping" instead of "Tubthumping!" Where does it end?!

Honestly though, I thought the same!