Today in History: Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, died on this day in 2013. There is a mass false memory phenomenon called the "Mandela Effect" which many believe is proof of parallel universes.
The term "Mandela Effect" came into being in 2009 by Fiona Broome when she was at a conference talking with other people about how she remembered Nelson Mandela's death in a South African prison in the 1980s. As she began to talk to other people about her memories, she learned that others remembered seeing news coverage of his death as well as a speech by his widow. Broome was alarmed that such a large number of people could remember the same identical event in such detail when it never happened.
Other examples of the Mandela Effect are The Berenstain Bears...many believe it used to be spelled The Berenstein Bears. Many believe Darth Vader said “Luke, I am your father.” However, the line is simply “No. I am your father.” Many remember the Monopoly Man having a monocle, but he doesn't.
People (including me) swear that Freddie Mercury (from Queen), belts out the lyric “of the world” at the end of We Are the Champions, but the song simply ends with “No time for losers, ’cause we are the champions.”
Ricky Ricardo never actually says “Lucy, you’ve got some ‘splaining to do!” though I believe he does.
Anthony Hopkins as Hanibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs doesn't actually say “Hello, Clarice.”
Many remember Curious George having a tail, but now he doesn't.
The official date of the Challenger explosion tragedy is January 28, 1986 but some people swear that the accident happened in 1985 or 1984.
Forrest Gump doesn't really say “Life is like a box of chocolates,” he says “Life WAS like a box of chocolates” which doesn't really make sense.
Sally Field didn't actually say “You like me, you really like me” when she accepted her Oscar.
When John F. Kennedy was shot, his motorcade had six people in the car, not four.
There are many more examples.
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