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The Mandela Effect became popular around 2013. What is it? To some false memory, to others parallel dimensions. This phenomenon of false memories was first examined by physiological experts such as Pierre Janet. He was a psychiatrist, philosopher and physician born in Paris in 1859. Most cannot remember yesterday let alone this mornings breakfast. It’s believed the brain misinterprets the information we have seen and can often overlap as time goes by.

The Mandela Effect was named after Nelson Mandela who died in 2013. Thousands of people remember that he died in jail during the 1980s. This type of recollection occurs in many events, objects and even sounds by thousands of people. For example one of the biggest is the The Berenstain Bears. Thousands including myself recall the children’s book being spelled BerenstEin. Notice I replaced the a with an e. It’s stain not stein, or is it? Another popular one is people believe the man in the Monopoly game wears a monocle over his eye. This is also untrue. Another, a movie called Shazzam starring Sinbad. This movie does not exist.

What’s interesting is how the season 2 episode ‘Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome’ has these small effects. A yearbook with a boy missing his braces. An incorrect team that played in SuperBowl 19. A missing asterisk on a baseball card. And the biggest of them all the Golden Gate Bridge being blue. Some truly do believe the Mandela Effect is real and parallel universe(s) are somehow merging or crossing over. Perhaps this is what happened to PTSS world. Most certainly food for thought.

Perhaps we should ask Marilu Henner who starred in Grease and the tv show Taxi. She’s just only one of about 100 people who have ‘highly superior autobiographical memory’. This phenomenon is where a person is able to recall anything at anytime during their life after a certain age for instance. For example, a 14 year old girl started to remember everything and has for decades since. I mean specifically too. The day an event occurred, the week, the month, what her day was like. Literally each day. Just ask her what day of the week July 2nd, 1993 is and she could tell you in an instant. She could tell you what she had for dinner then or the week before.

Is The Mandela Effect mind over matter? Are people merely forgetting? Are their thoughts merging or are parallel worlds merging or crossing over as some say. Again this is happening to thousands of people. They see some small details the know by heart that are completely different. I could provide more examples of The Mandella Effect, but it’s best you take a look at them yourself. Give it a try and look into it, even if it’s just for the fun of it. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.