44 Mandela Effect examples that are seriously mind-bending

And we have yet another cinematic head-scratcher on our hands. Forrest Gump brought a lot of attention to a delicious box of chocolates. While most movie lovers remember the quote as, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get,” Gump actually says, “Life was like a box of chocolates.”

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, a pivotal figure in space exploration history, passed away in 2012. Yet many thought he died later than that, meaning they believed he lived longer than he actually did. The Mandela Effect website says this could possibly be attributed to a story about the one-year anniversary of his death that boasted a misleading deadline. This is one of those rare instances where a celebrity was actually believed to still be alive rather than deceased earlier.

There are some movie scenes so iconic that they get copied over and over again. Tom Cruise’s Risky Business dance scene is one such example. In the 1983 classic, the actor dances around the house in a collared shirt, tight whities, and socks…but wasn’t he also wearing sunglasses? He’s often remembered as donning shades during the epic scene, but in reality, there were no sunglasses present.

How many times have you heard the phrase, “Hello, Clarice,” spoken in a creepy voice as a reference to The Silence of the Lambs? If you’re at all interested in pop culture, probably at least a dozen. But Anthony Hopkins never once uttered those words as Hannibal Lecter in the film.

The assassination of John F. Kennedy while travelling in a Dallas motorcade shocked the world, with many people to this day still reflecting on where they were the moment they heard the devastating news. Often people only remember there being four people in the car, including JFK and Jackie Kennedy, but in fact, there were six passengers. The additional people in the car were Agent Bill Greer, secret service agent Roy Kellerman, Governor John Connally, and Nellie Connally.

JRR Tolkien created an incredible world with Lord of the Rings and fans of the books were thrilled when they were turned into films. However, Gandalf is often misquoted as saying the famous line, “Run, you fools!” In fact, he actually said, “Fly, you fools,” not “run.”

There’s always been a lot of back-and-forth talk about whether or not the Mona Lisa is smiling in the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting. But there is a segment of the world’s population that actually believes her expression has changed over time. Conspiracy theory or Mandela Effect? You be the judge.

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Well here’s a cookie conundrum and, no, it’s not about whether or not the Oreo should be eaten whole or taken apart and consumed. Those with a sweet tooth recall seeing the deluxe version as being branded Oreo Double Stuffed cookies. But in reality, it’s spelled Oreo Double Stuf. That’s it, just “stuf.”

Colour us surprised! For years we thought we were using White Out correction fluid to gloss over any typewriter or pen mistakes. It turns out we were actually using Wite-Out. How a generation of people could have a different idea of the spelling of this product is truly baffling. But, hey, that’s the Mandela Effect.

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There are dozens of Pokemon characters, but bright and cheerful Pikachu is easily the most recognisable character from the franchise. Somehow, though, there are plenty of people who believe Pikachu’s tail includes a black zig-zag across it. In reality, the character’s tail has always been drawn as completely yellow with no such zig-zag or stripe of which to speak.