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Do our thoughts time travel?

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This piece touches on the debate around the Mandela Effect and time travel, and the idea that a movement through time must wipe our thoughts in order to place false memories into our minds as a version of reality.

Is the Mandela Effect a Conspiracy Theory?

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Referred to by the media as a “commonly held false memory”, The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where a large group or number of people share a false memory about an event or a fact which never happened. While some consider this to be coincidence, there are some out there who claim conspiracy to be at work. This article considers a couple of the most common theories circulating the internet, and...

Lindbergh Baby – The Crime Of The Century

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Lindbergh Baby kidnapping. Two notices in New York City newspapers attempted to pay the Lindbergh kidnappers the ransom money. 1932.

4.5/52 ratings At the time, the kidnapping of the baby son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., held the world in its grip. The famous aviator was known the world over and many considered him a hero. Therefore, when his infant son was taken, he was in the prayers of everyone the world over. There is a considerable group of people who distinctly remember the case going cold –...

Graham and Armstrong

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1/51 rating Have they passed away yet? As you will likely know, the Mandela Effect was given its name based on the death or not of Nelson Mandela. There is a common shared misremembering that Mandela died in the 1990s. People recall a funeral and some even recall Winnie Mandela making a speech in memory of her husband. There is a reason that this incident of erroneous recall should be used to...

Star Wars Mind Tricks

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2.7/513 ratings How the Mandela Effect has changed Star Wars Your memory of the famous film series may be completely wrong. It is possible that you believe something about one of your favourite characters that in fact never happened in the film – or any of the countless spin-off media out there. Of all the worlds that the Mandela Effect has impacted most, it has been the Star Wars world. We can...

Science Anomaly in the Antarctic

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5/51 rating Is there a world where the time runs backwards? Has NASA finally found evidence that there is a parallel universe? If so, then this could be the start of a strong theoretical foundation to ground the premise of the Mandela Effect. Before we begin, you should really think about looking up the CPT symmetric universe, which is the research science paper that discusses this topic. This is...

What happened to Tank Man?

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3.2/546 ratings There are reports of a Mandela Effect in relation to the events of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest. Some people seem to remember that the man who stood in front of the tank was run over and killed by the Chinese Army. Others who watched the same events are certain they saw him walking away from the scene completely safe. Now, the truth about the events in Tiananmen Square is...

“Moving” Countries and Changing Geography

4/523 ratings Have you ever wondered why a place you confidently remember from childhood, at a position on the map suddenly changed its location? You might have also heard Sri Lanka moving from its original position right? Some people from ’80s remember studying, discussing or researching on the location of Sri Lanka on different purposes as a place somewhere near west to India. Many people from...

Chartreuse: Red or Green? (and other colors)

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2.8/569 ratings Introduction: Chartreuse is a color between yellow and green. It got its name from a french liquor, named green chartreuse. This liquor got its name as green chartreuse, by its greenish color property. It has a herbal flavor and was made by Carthusian monks in 1737. Chartreuse: red or green? Now the story behind this word ‘chartreuse’ getting so popular is quite interesting...

Leonardo Dicaprio’s Oscar

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0/50 ratings In the year 2016, Leonardo Dicaprio won the Academy Award for best Actor for his role in the acclaimed drama, The Revenant. Several people asked the question,”Dicaprio wins…again?  They claimed he won an Oscar before, for his memorable role in the famous 1997 movie, Titanic. But apparently, he never won an Oscar before 2016. As many recall, his acceptance speech back in 1998 was...

Berenstein Bears or Berenstain Bears

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3.1/573 ratings Remember the Berenstein Bears books? The popular book series was cherished by many as children and in some cases, treated as a precious family heirloom. These books found their way into people’s fond childhood memories. However, in this reality at least, the actual name is “Berenstain Bears” and not “Berenstein Bears”. This fact has come as a shock to many. People are confused as...

Jif or Jiffy Peanut Butter

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3.3/521 ratings   Peanut butter is one of the most revered confectionary food items and Jif peanut butter is among the popular peanut butter brands. But does anyone remember Jif peanut butter being launched as “Jiffy”? Apparently, this alternate memory is fairly widespread and the Mandela effect which involves collective misremembering comes into force. Many people appear to have vivid...

Life is like a box of chocolates or life was like a box of chocolates

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4.1/57 ratings Forrest Gump is an award-winning 1994 movie featuring the eponymous character. The character of Forrest Gump popularized this saying in the movie. He says his mother always told him “Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”. Or did he actually say “Life is like a box of chocolates”? It is pretty confusing as both the lines are very similar to one...

Looney Tunes or Looney Toons

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3.2/567 ratings   We all grew up watching looney tunes. It was a childhood favorite for many and is associated with sentimental nostalgia. The show has beloved characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird and so much more. The cartoon originally aired during the Golden Age of American animation and has since been revived in many spin-offs.  However, things are not what they seem. Many...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

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3.2/5171 ratings “Magic, Mirror, on the wall- who is the fairest one of all?” is an iconic line from the 1937 Disney classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. But are you sure the line was this? Or was it actually “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all”? This fact has not been refuted since the movie’s release. But like many other Mandela Effect examples, this misquoting...

Did We Watch the Flinstones or the Flintstones?

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3.2/522 ratings   Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, and the dinosaur have stolen the hearts of many with their impressive antics, but what was the gang called? The Flinstones or the Flintstones? We will have to the break it to you that the latter form is correct. Yes, that’s surprising, but that is also the truth. However, Mandela supporters claim that the name has always been “The Flinstones,”...

Did Mona Lisa Smile?

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3.6/537 ratings   All of us know about Leonardo Da Vinci’s world famous work of art, the Mona Lisa. The secret of Mona Lisa’s smile has intrigued mankind for decades. Many people have claimed that Mona Lisa’s actual portrait never had her smiling. They say that the lady in the portrait had a hardly detectable smile, more like an expression of boredom. However, in reality, Mona Lisa’s smile...

31 Events That Prove The Mandela Effect is Real

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3.6/578 ratings Introduction In recent years, a psychological phenomenon known as the Mandela effect has gained a lot of attention on the internet. The Mandela effect is characterized by those instances where several people claim to remember something that never happened. The origin of this phenomenon stems from several people claiming to remember Nelson Mandela dying in the 1980’s, when in...

Kit Kat Mandela Effect

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3.2/5387 ratings Kit Kat Mandela Effect Kit Kat Mandela effect is one of the most popular Mandela Effect worldwide. Kit Kat is a term that refers to an object remembered in many ways. This term comes from Nelson Mandela himself. Nelson was put into prison in the early 1980s and died on 5th December 2013. Some people thought that Mandela died when he was still in jail. The same individuals claim...

40 Mandela Effect Examples that Will Leave you Confused

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3.2/5881 ratings The “Mandela Effect” can be described as a phenomenon where a large group of people tend to have memories of a thing that actually did not happen. The name “Mandela Effect” was derived from the 2013 incident when the iconic nelson Mandela died and many people acclaimed to remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison during the ‘80s, when in fact, he lived for decades afterwards. The...

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