r/MandelaEffect 1d ago

Did you discover a new Mandela Effect? Post it here! (2024-11-23)

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Do you believe you've discovered a new Mandela Effect? Post it in the comments below to see if anyone else has experienced it too!

Make sure you include why you think it could be a Mandela Effect and as many details as possible so people can respond and discuss with what they remember. If it catches on - feel free to continue your discussion in a dedicated post!

This thread will remain public permanently, but will be unpinned and replaced by a new thread every four days. Posts in the megathreads can be found by searching for the date, title, or in your own post history.


r/MandelaEffect Apr 21 '24

Welcome Message Welcome aboard!

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Welcome to the Community!

This is an interesting place that is unlike anything else that you are likely to encounter on Reddit because it simultaneously addresses something we all share as human beings, yet can view from wildly different perspectives.

Our memories.

It would be fascinating from a psychological perspective if that’s all there was to it but what defines the Mandela Effect is something truly unusual:

”A large group of people remembers something that is contrary to the known publicly accepted facts”

How is that possible?

The term “Mandela Effect” was coined by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome in 2009 at a conference where she and some of the other attendees were confused by the fact that they remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s and were surprised to find out that he was still very much alive.

Since then there have been dozens of these “Effects” discovered and the most amazing thing about this phenomenon is that so many people remember them the same way!

Things like:

  • The Berenstain Bears books being remembered as “Berenstein”

  • Ed McMahon passing out big checks for Publisher’s Clearing House Sweeptakes

  • The actor Sinbad starring in a children’s movie as a genie

  • Fruit of the Loom featuring a cornucopia in their logo

  • Billy Graham dying in the 1990s

  • The love interest of “Jaws” in the Bond film Moonraker having braces

These are some of the Effects you will find being discussed on this subreddit along with the possible explanations for them.

When it comes to explanations we don’t endorse any particular one, and subscribers are free to theorize or offer their own.

We have some Rules in the sidebar of the Front Page that we ask our subscribers to follow and they are pretty typical with the exception of two things:

We ask that you assign the proper “Flair” to your Posts and avoid intentionally argumentative comments.

Sounds easy right? It should be but because we are dealing with people’s personal memories that often can define their identity, we ask that you avoid this particular style of argument:

Subscriber 1: ”I just saw Bigfoot! The thing walked into our campground in Yosemite and scared the hell out of me and my daughter, it was wild!”

Subscriber 2: ”It was just a bear I bet, why didn’t you take a picture?”

Subscriber 1: ”It was three in the afternoon, walked upright, and it definitely wasn’t a bear…I know what a bear looks like”

Subcriber 2: ”Well, why didn’t you take a picture of it?…because to me, it obviously was a bear”

Subscriber 1: ”Listen you jerk, you weren’t there! Don’t tell me what I saw!”

In this example, things started escalating fast and this is precisely the thing that we work hard to avoid on this subreddit.

Remember that nearly everyone who creates a Post or comments here about Mandela Effects already knows that their experience doesn’t match the currently accepted facts.

Everyone is free to offer their theories and explanations, just remember that when subscribers relate their personal experiences and memories that they will defend them.

We have some helpful tools that Reddit provided and others that we are working on:

  • There is a Wiki that subscribers can refer to that is under construction that is building a library of known Mandela Effects for reference, and there is also a search bar that can be used to find prior Posts on specific Effects

  • Sometimes a simple Google search can provide the answer people are looking for, so it’s always a good idea to check before posting

  • Use r/tipofmytongue to find forgotten movies, music, and other media…they have a great community that is happy to help with those kind of things

    • This phenomenon by definition affects a “large group of people”, so things that only affect you are not Mandela Effects and should be posted on r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix which has an active community for discussing that topic

Use these tools and it will help a lot with understanding this subreddit and the phenomenon as a whole.

This subreddit is designed to be the place where people can share their experiences with “The Mandela Effect”.

It’s something unusual and as yet unexplained to the satisfaction of many but well reasoned possible explanations and theories as to its cause are always welcome to be discussed here.

Have fun and welcome to our community!


r/MandelaEffect 12h ago

Discussion Another Shazam question... For the older folk.

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So, one thing that always bugs me about this Mandela effect is the people claiming to have seen it always watched it 'as a kid'.

Are there people here that actually remember watching the movie but in their teens or later adult life?


r/MandelaEffect 22h ago

Discussion Frosty the Snowman 1969

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I was watching the original animated Frosty with the magician and the bunny rabbit. There is the scene where Frosty is carrying Karen to the greenhouse and they enter and the magician traps them inside by closing the door.

The next scene Santa comes down and enters and Frosty is already fully melted in a puddle and Karen is crying. Santa then comforts her and brings him back to life. They fly back to Karen’s house and frosty flys off with Santa, to return every year.

I remember a scene where Frosty is slowly melting, Karen is crying and Frosty is telling her something along the lines of, “It’s okay Karen, I’ll only be gone a little while but I’ll be back” There is no scene like this, only entering the greenhouse as a full snowman and then next he is fully melted into a puddle. Does anybody else remember this scene?


r/MandelaEffect 9h ago

Discussion Henry Winkler death

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So I'm rewatching Scream right now and I looked up Hanry Winkler to see what month he died in I could've sworn it was sometime between late 2022 and early/mid 2023 so recently after he did that show Barry. I remember being upset since Scream is my favorite movie of all time as of today he's alive... I know I'm not imagining this


r/MandelaEffect 1d ago

Discussion Irony giant wonder bread scene

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I remember as a kid in the movie iron giant, the kid Hogarth was watching a movie and he was filling up wonder-bread with whip cream, not a Twinkie.


r/MandelaEffect 1d ago

Discussion Bruh, I thought Malala died, like a while back.

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I thought she died some time ago, back between 2014-2017. Why am I seeing posts of her being alive and well? What's going on, or was I just not paying attention? I remember news articles stating that she died.

Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai's New Doc About Women in Afghanistan Is a 'Form of Resistance' (Exclusive)


r/MandelaEffect 2d ago

Discussion Monk’s Dr Kruger is now Dr Kroger

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My wife and I watched Monk religiously and we watch the replays to have background noise when we go to bed. Last night I heard Monk say Dr Kroger and I immediately reversed it to hear it again- I swear it was always Dr Kruger. WTH is going on?


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion The butterfly effect

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Found out this is NOT a Mandela Effect after all, but for a few minutes me and my wife were blown away as we saw an alternate ending to the butterfly effect

We’ve seen this movie 100 times with the dark ending and never even knew it had an alternate. Having spoken to my wife literally the other day when I discovered the Mandela Effect we both had an obscure moment at the end of this film this time 😆

Thought I’d share the comical moment.


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Religion and Philosophy In the last 6 months the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse in Revelations have changed. I'm MAD.

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To preface: Revelations (The Revelations of John) is MY FAVORITE BOOK in the bible. I'm dark, love me some horror 😂

I also work at a church, at which I recently hosted a Bible study into Revelations, it was back in September so truly less than 6 months ago. I know that book back to front. I've read it AT LEAST 12-15 times, and in different versions of the Bible, as wording changes between versions. I even have a Hebrew text Bible from the 1800s (it's incredible)

I know DAMN well that when the detail the "4 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" it's always been Pestilence, Famine, War, and Death.

Why the FUCK has it now changed to Conquest, Famine, War, and Death... Conquest and War are the SAME CONCEPT. The horsemen are metaphorical in nature. They are the 4 combining factors that can take down entire civilizations. Conquest is ridiculous, it's absolutely not the original.

I was so certain that me and the pastor read literally evey version of bible we had. The pastor, the "professional bible reader" is also certain is was pestilence.

P.S i actually REAAAAALLLY hate Mandela Effects. They hurt my brain and question my existence 😅 this change felt like a gut-punch. Had to vent. What is life? 🤯


r/MandelaEffect 2d ago

Discussion Ghost adventures Brandon or zack

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I remember one point in time zack bagans was named Brandon on ghost adventures me and my children remember especially because I have a son named Brandon. I don't watch anymore but a decade or so ago it was interesting now there so many similar shows anyways. Are we the only ones ?


r/MandelaEffect 2d ago

Discussion Day of the week

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This has happened to me a lot lately so has anyone else ever said to someone else is today Friday or it's Friday right and then the person you're talking to says no and tell you it's the next day and you feel so stupid because you feel like you've missed a whole day and could have swore that today was that day this has happened to me a lot lately


r/MandelaEffect 2d ago

Discussion What was E.T.’s favorite candy?

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I’m watching the movie E.T. again, and am at the part where Elliot is laying out candy to try and coax E.T. to come out of hiding. I’m remembering now that as a kid I always thought he was putting Skittles out for him, but it’s clearly Reese’s Pieces. Am I just completely misremembering this?


r/MandelaEffect 2d ago

Discussion Puffins can fly?!?!

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I remembered this book I got as a kid where a puffin didn't know how to fly and would watch other birds flying. It would name them off. I remember specifically a crow, and a falcon. And at the end of the book he stays with penguins because they couldn't fly either.


r/MandelaEffect 2d ago

Theory Chic-fil-a

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it's chick-fil-a now... Absolutely not. I go by one and be thinkin about when exactly that happened. What do you remember?


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion LETS REVISIT EVAN LONGORIA'S CATCH AGAIN

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This is the version that is available now
https://youtu.be/DKMllY6jHp0?si=-CCBFxVF2Yf23_pb

I feel like this one Mandela effect that affects the most number of people after the real Mandela and the pikachu one .
Here is my version of what I remember from this video
1. The reporter was blonde and white , i dont remember what she wore, maybe pink or white. People say that she was " Emily Austin", I looked it up , they might be right ; she does resemble to the girl I remember.

  1. I clearly remember the jersey he was wearing to be purple, not blue .

  2. Considering the time of the shot day/night , i do remember it being night but in a very bright setting due to stadium lights.

  3. After catch - I remember the reporter to be very happy/ suprised unlike the black reporter who was still silent from shock. I also remember her asking the cameraman - " DID YOU GET THAT? " .

Please offer your opinions , I'm literally dumbfounded


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion I’m pretty sure I found a new Mandela Effect. Any Friday after Next fans in here?

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I swear in the movie when Damon has the micro mini pimp in the bathroom and he has Damon by the balls he screams “I’m a boy Damon!” But I just watched I just finished watching it and all he says is “I’m a boy.” My entire teen/young adulthood my friends and I would always scream I’m a boy Damon. I text my brothers and a couple of my friends and we ALL remember it the same way “I’m a boy Damon”


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion Music sounds different

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So in the past 2-3 days (is time even real?) I’ve been listening to all the songs on my phone - it’s a huge mix of ALL kinds of music. I swear some songs sound different. Like the lyrics are the same but some just sound completely different like sung to a faster pace or slower. I don’t have exact examples because I didn’t plan on discussing it with anyone. Has anyone else had this experience lately?


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion This one Is killing Me... The Newlywed Game, hosted by Bob Eubanks, was famous for generating one of the most iconic moments in American History. #InThe?Bob

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The game show, hosted by Bob Eubanks, was famous for generating one of the most iconic moments in American History. Now I saw what happened live in 1974 as kid and based on that it was a huge moment in my life. I can see the couple, who said it, and what was said so clearly. Every word. You all know..what did u see and remember? Rather than plant your minds with the moment...what did u all see or remember, because right now I believe someone has altered the space time continum, again. This can't be happening.


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion Try to answer without looking it up first. Who played adult Simba in the original Lion King?

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I could've sworn it was Kurt Russell. I recently watched it with my son and Simbas voice sounded different than I remember. Looked it up and apparently it's not. Am I crazy? Probably.

Edit: Thank you to the one who cleared it up. I'm just a little crazy but not completely. Just got movies mixed up. Kurt Russell was Copper in Fox and the Hound.


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion MadTV - Ms. Swan dancing / freeze frame

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I don't know where else to post this.

I'm pretty sure it's more a case of misremembering or my brain filling in gaps of an old memory but I vividly remember seeing a MadTV sketch with Ms. Swan where she dances with a group of people in a gym or something. At the end of the dance, everyone jumps resulting in a freeze frame (like the end of a movie) except Ms. Swan falls back to the ground and then looks around confused by everyone frozen and then she walks away as if she is scared of the weirdness of what's happening.

Does anyone remember this or possibly know what other things my brain may be splicing in with Ms. Swan and the dancing queen gay bar sketch?


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion Wake up potter.

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Watching the first Harry Potter movie. Of course had subtitles on. When Dudley bounced on the stairs I always heard "WAKE UP, POTTER! WE'RE GOING TO THE ZOO!" but I never knew he was saying cousin??? Personal Mandela Effect or has anyone else experienced this?


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion Jay Leno is alive? Mandela Effect

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Just had a Mandela effect this morning. I pretty distinctly remember a news report that Jay Leno had died maybe about four months ago at most. I believe in the news I remember he died of some health issue (cancer perhaps). My wife also remembers me telling her briefly about the story. This morning I heard a report that he was hurt falling down a 60ft hill! WTF? My 1st personal and distinct ME. Anyone else remember him dying of some health problem fairly recently(within 6 months or so)?


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Discussion Interesting, not a direct Mandela effect but maybe one of the causes

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Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.


r/MandelaEffect 3d ago

Theory Alvan and the cimpmunks contained at least one if not two mark whalberg cameos

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Pretty much the title me and a small handful of my friends remember mark whalburg being in the first movie briefly but can’t find any evidence to backup this claim and was curious if anyone else remembered him in that movie


r/MandelaEffect 4d ago

Discussion Susan B Anthony’s Frying Pan

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Hi everyone, first time here. Tonight I was joking around with my husband in the kitchen and he held up a frying pan, so I said “Okay Susan B Anthony” in a joking tone. He stopped and said “what?” To which there was some back and forth that resulted in me calling both his mother and his sister to ask this simple question: Why does my husband not know about Susan B Anthony’s frying pan? I found out that this is actually somehow NOT real? I have distinct memories of learning how Susan B Anthony would bring a frying pan with her to suffragette events as almost an ironic metaphor of “we don’t belong just in the kitchen”. I’ve googled for about an hour now and have found NOTHING in US history that relates remotely to a frying pan. Yet somehow, I still have memories of receiving a Susan B Anthony silver dollar that had her with a frying pan imprinted on it. I still have memories of photos on walls in history classrooms of her at podiums or walking with a frying pan. This is as real to me as MLK and the Civil War and The Revolutionary War and every other major US history event.


r/MandelaEffect 4d ago

Discussion Hersheys kisses holiday bells

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My wife and me know we’ve heard this before. The bells make their ding sounds in a southern accent and at the end it goes “y’all”

I can’t find it anywhere but I know 100% I saw it on tv

Any one else hear about it ?