Many believe that there has been a timeline change. Problem is that, not all living in this timeline have the same memories of shared events. It seems petty, but many many people remember the married couple, Jan and Stan Berenstein. They authored and the series of kid's books called the Bernstein Bears. One problem, though: Now, all records indicate that it is BerenSTAIN and always has been. This is the prime example of a mass of people remembering things one way, and it is a way that is different than the reality we inhabit.
The name for it has become "Mandela Effect", because precisely when Mandela died is an example of this. Many people remember him dying quite a while ago, in the 80's in prison. There are many examples of large groups remembering hearing of someone dying, or something about some major event in a famous person's life, but the memory is not in sync with this current reality. The other big example is geographical locations in relation to one another. I woul LOVE to see a show on this. There are websites, including a REddit thread, and mandelaeffect.com and others devoted to exploring it.
Cheers,
Clark
The name for it has become "Mandela Effect", because precisely when Mandela died is an example of this. Many people remember him dying quite a while ago, in the 80's in prison. There are many examples of large groups remembering hearing of someone dying, or something about some major event in a famous person's life, but the memory is not in sync with this current reality. The other big example is geographical locations in relation to one another. I woul LOVE to see a show on this. There are websites, including a REddit thread, and mandelaeffect.com and others devoted to exploring it.
Cheers,
Clark