Is the Monopoly man wearing a monocle? What color is the tip of Pikachu’s tail? Millions of people share the exact same false memories — and they feel completely real. This is the Mandela effect, and science has some surprising answers about why your brain invents details that never existed.
In this video:
– Test your own memory (and try a live experiment on yourself)
– The 2022 study that proved the “visual Mandela effect” is real
– How one word can make people remember broken glass that was never there
– Why millions of people make the very same mistake
– What this means for the memories you’re most sure about
📚 Sources: Fiona Broome (2010); Prasad & Bainbridge, University of Chicago (2022); Loftus & Palmer (1974); Loftus & Pickrell, “lost in the mall” (1995); Roediger & McDermott (1995).
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