13 Mar The Mandala Effect

The Mandela Effect is a collective misremembering of a fact or event. Various theories have been proposed to explain what causes it, some more sensible than others.

The Berenstain/Berenstein Bears

Animated TV show The Berenstain Bears. Quite a few people who grew up with the series, it turns out, remember the title being The Berenstein Bears, with the name ending in “ein” instead of “ain”.

 The show isn’t called Sex in the City.

It’s Sex and the City, but many people insist they remember it being “in the” at some point. Some people have even posted pictures of old memorabilia they have that supports their false memory.

People think the Monopoly man, Rich Uncle Pennybags, has a monocle, but he doesn’t.

Perhaps they’re just confusing him with Mr. Peanut, the Planters peanut mascot, who also wears a top hat and carries around a cane, but there are a number of people who can’t seem to grasp how the Monopoly man is monocle-less.

The tip of Pikachu’s tail isn’t black.

People remember there being a black mark on Pikachu’s tail, but if you take a look at Pikachu now, you’ll see nothing there. How so many people can remember an aspect of this character’s appearance that doesn’t actually exist, the world may never know.

The world will never know the true meaning of any of this maybe these words were spelled that way maybe it was all in our head we will never know.

Thank you,

Anatasia Fung