The Mandela Effect Explained

Wait—don’t scroll for a second. Let’s see if your memory matches mine. Was it “Mirror,

mirror on the wall”? Or “Luke, I am your father”? What if I told you… neither of those

lines actually exist? Yup. In Snow White, it’s “Magic mirror on the wall.”

And in Star Wars, Darth Vader never said “Luke.” He said, “No,

I am your father.” People also swear the Monopoly guy has a monocle—he doesn’t.

Or that it’s “Looney Toons” with two O’s—it’s actually Looney Tunes. And don’t even get

me started on Febreze—it’s spelled with one “e,” not two. So how do millions of people remember

the same wrong thing? Some say it’s just our brains mixing details. Others think maybe…