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The

Mandela Effect

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More Examples of the Mandela Effect in
Action:

• Budweiser’s signature low-calorie beer isn’t
Bud Lite as many people think. It’s actually
Bud Light. Those who think otherwise are
conflating it with its competitor Miller Lite

• Despite you being in the theatre in 1980
watching “The Empire Strikes Back” and
hearing Darth Vader say, “uke, I am your
father,” the character didn’t actually say that.
He says, “No! I am your father.”

• August Rodin’s famous sculpture The
Thinker doesn’t rest his head on his fist. His
head sets on limp fingers turned inward.
false memory. shadow of a doubt.
• The old Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck “We Are the Champions” by Queen ends People think the Mona Lisa is smiling now,
cartons were presented under the “Looney differently than many recall. but she used to be emotionless.
Tunes” banner, not Looney Toons. The use Many of those familiar with the song A lot of folks passionately insist that the
of “toons” as a short version of “cartoons” remember the final lyrics being “No time for Mona Lisa has changed, because they remember
was popularized by the 1988 film Who losers, ’cause we are the champions…of the her having a straight face, but now they feel it
Framed Roger Rabbit. Warner Bros. started world!” Guess what? There is no “of the world!” seems as if she’s got a smirk.
calling it’s cartoons Looney Tunes (and The song just ends, and it’s driving people crazy
Merrie Melodies) in the 1930s. Reason: the because they feel 100% sure that they’ve heard Life isn’t like a box of chocolates.
series was designed to compete with otherwise in the past. It seems that the majority of people
cartoons from Disney called Silly confidently remember Forrest Gump stating that
Symphonies People think the Monopoly man, Rich Uncle his mama always said, “Life is like a box of
Pennybags, has a monocle, but he doesn’t. chocolates.” Well, it turns out that he actually
More examples of the Mandela Effect Perhaps they’re just confusing him with said, “Life was like a box of chocolates,” despite
from the internet: Mr. Peanut, the Planters peanut mascot, who what you may’ve felt you distinctly
also wears a top hat and carries around a cane, remembered.
but there are a number of people who can’t seem
Henry VIII Eating a Turkey Leg
People had a memory of a painting of to grasp how the Monopoly man is monocle- Hannibal Lecter never said “Hello, Clarice.”
less, when they've distinctly known him to have If you’ve seen The Silence of the Lambs,
Henry VIII eating a turkey leg, though no such
one. you know the most famous line is “Hello,
painting has ever existed. There have, however,
been similar cartoons created. Clarice.” The only problem is, that never
Curious George never had a tail. happened — and when Clarice first meets
A lot of people even claim to remember Hannibal Lecter, he simply says, “Good
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
seeing him use his tail to swing from the trees. If morning.” That's it. How is a film’s most well-
If you watched Snow White and the
you look up pictures of Curious George right known line nonexistent? Nobody knows, and it’s
Seven Dwarfs, you probably remember the line,
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of now, you’ll see that he doesn’t have a tail, eating away at people.
meaning either your memory made the whole
them all?" You may be shocked to learn, then,
that the line actually began with the phrase thing up or you’ve, like, drifted into a parallel Jiffy peanut butter doesn’t exist.
universe. It's called Jif, even though people
"Magic mirror on the wall" instead.
remember the popular brand of peanut butter
C-3PO isn’t all gold. being called “Jiffy” and having a campaign that
Oscar Meyer
Many Star Wars fanatics recall C-3PO told mothers they could fix their kids a snack “in
There is some controversy over the
spelling of the famous brand of hot dogs, Oscar being completely gold and were greatly thrown a jiffy.” Jiffy has certainly been embedded in the
off upon discovering that he’s supposedly had a minds of many, and it was even spotted in
Mayer weiners. Some people claim to remember
silver leg the entire time. A lot of memorabilia American Dad, during an episode in which the
the brand being spelled "Meyer" instead of
"Mayer" (the correct spelling). doesn’t even feature the silver leg. Needless to character is uncovering a conspiracy.
say it was a surprise to fans who have seen the
films so many times, yet never noticed the Fruit Loops is actually spelled “Froot
Location of New Zealand
distinct feature on a popular character. Loops.”
Where is New Zealand in relation to
Some say it was originally "Fruit Loops"
Australia? If you look at a map, you will see that
it is southeast of the country. However, there is a Mister Rogers' theme song opening line is and then changed to "Froot Loops,” while others
different than people remember. believe it went from “Froot Loops” to “Fruit
community of people who claim to remember
New Zealand being Northeast instead of During the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Loops." Many people claim this change
intro, he’d sing a little jingle that many people happened during their childhood, while others
Southeast.
remember beginning with the line, “It’s a say they just noticed it in recent months.
beautiful day in the neighborhood.” That’s not Whatever you believe, if you google the cereal
The show isn't called Sex in the City.
what it was, though — instead, he clearly states, or find a box in real life, you’ll see “Froot
It’s Sex and the City, but many people
insist they remember it being “in the” at some “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood,” Loops” printed across the front. Unless, of
which just doesn’t sound right to those who feel course, you’re reading this from some other
point. Some people have even posted pictures of
like they know the correct wording without a dimension. []
old memorabilia they have that supports their