See title. For those who don’t know, the Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where a large group of people remember something differently than how it occurred. It’s named after Nelson Mandela because a significant number of people remembered him dying in prison in the 1980s, even though he actually passed away in 2013.
I’m curious to hear about your personal experiences with this phenomenon. Have you ever remembered an event, fact, or detail that turned out to be different from reality? What was it and how did you react when you found out your memory didn’t align with the facts? Does it happen often?
The Berenstein Bears one and the Fruit of the Loom not having a horn are the ones that have me questioning reality and my childhood.
I vaguely remember noticing the fruit of the loom logo change which makes it weirder for me
Yeah, that’s definitely the one that I have going on for me. Life is weird.
There is a theory that the Fruit of the Loom one is actually a viral marketing thing. Like the company scrubbed it on purpose and is playing into it to build brand recognition.