The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon that makes us question even the most mundane memories from the past. In June 2019, the famed New York Times crossword puzzle made it the theme, and defined it as, "a ...

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The so-called "Mandela Effect" refers to collective false memories shared by many people, named after the widespread but incorrect notion that South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela died ...

Most people will have experienced the Mandela Effect at some point. Broome believed Mandela had died in prison in the 1980s when he actually died in 2013. After realizing others thought this, Broome ...

There’s so much to unpack when it comes to human memory. It can give us the ability to memorize the entire periodic table or take us on a nostalgia train to a childhood birthday. Some memories are ...

Experts don't know exactly what causes the Mandela effect, or false memories shared by a group. It may happen when your mind blends events and images or tries to fill in gaps with prior knowledge.

The Mandela effect refers to the experience of a false memory that is shared by many people. In 2010, researcher Fiona Broome coined the term when she discovered that many people believed, as she did, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Broome has said that she "loves" the idea that the Mandela Effect, or others claiming they distinctly recall different events or ...

If you distinctly remember the Berenstain Bears books being spelled "Berenstein" or you know Pikachu has a black-tipped tail, you're not alone, but you're not correct. Don't worry, your brain isn't ...