The Mandela effect
The Mandela effect is a phenomenon involving false memories – most of the time it’s something harmless and it can happen within a large group of people. Things are misheard, or misremembered. In some cases it can be something simple such as the show “Sex and the City.” or… how I remember it “Sex in the City.”
To be honest, the first time I heard of it I thought it was the Mandala Effect which is a good, ironic explanation of the effect. Our brains are amazing things – they help us reason and they also protect us by altering our memories – and let’s face it – our perception colors what we remember.
The origin of the Mandela effect comes from people misremembering things about Nelson Mandela based on the way questions are asked. .. (look it up it’s kind of interesting)
Today’s Prompt: It’s not what you remember…
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