Mandella Effect pt2

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello, listeners. I can't thank you enough for stopping by.
It's time for another episode of the Paranormal Activities podcast,
a show dedicated to all those oddities and strange things
out there. But more importantly, you are listeners, and I
can't thank you enough for stopping by for another episode.

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We got into a topic too big for a single episode.
We started talking about Mandela effects. As it turns out,
there's a bunch of truly bizarre things out there. It's
not mandatory that you check out last week's episode, but
you may want to go back. You missed a lot.
We're going to start today's episode off by talking about

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Oscar Meyer or Oscar Mayer. The brand known for hot dogs,
blowney and cold cuts is officially spelled Oscar Mayer. However,
many remember it as Oscar Meyer with an E. The

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confusion is so strong that even some older packaging and
commercials seem to align with the mistaken spelling, though no
official source backs it. This misspelling is often cited as
a classic Mandela effect example, prompting people to question how

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a simple brand name could imprint incorrectly on collective memory.
Next up Flint Stones versus Flynnstones, The classic animated sitcom
from the nineteen sixties, The Flint Stones with a T

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after the end, yet countless fans remember it as Flynn's
Stones without the tea. This spelling difference is subtle but persistent.
It appears in school memories, merchandise, and even conversations. Some
attribute this to phonetic spelling, but others see it as

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a sign of memory shifts at the cultural level. Next up,
Curious George with or without a tale. Curious George, the
mischievous little monkey of children's literature, is famously a tailss

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Bud Minnie who grew up reading his adventures, insists he
had a tale. They remember illustrations and TV shows where
the monkey swung from branches using his tail. A typical
monkey trait. Officially Curious George is a tailless monkey modeled

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after a chimpanzee. This mandela effect taps into how a
memory sometimes adds or removes detailed to fit common expectations.
And next see three Po's silver leg that people forget.

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In the original Star Wars trilogy C. Three Po, The
Golden Protocol DROI has one silver leg from the knee down.
Fans with photographic memories recall this detail vividly, but many
casual viewers are surprised when reminded the fact that this

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detailed is so easily overlooked or forgotten by the majority
raises questions about selective attention and how memory focuses on
the more prominent gold color rather than subtle contrasts. Next up,
we are the Champions ending that's missing. Queen's nineteen seventy

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seven anthem we Are the Champions is iconic, but many
fans remember it ending with the lyrics of the world
in a triumphant extended final. In reality, the studio recording
ends without this phrase. The phrase appears earlier in the song,

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but not at the end as many recall. This discrepancy
has baffled music lovers and psychologists alike, highlighting how collective
memory can reshape and complete artistic works. Chartruse is remembered

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as pink instead of green. Chartruse is a vivid color
named for the French liqueur, Officially described as a yellow green. However,
surveys show that a surprising number of people remember chartruse
as a pink or reddish hue. This may be due

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to confusion with other color names or cultural shifts in
color labeling. It demonstrates how language and memory influence sensory perception,
blending objective reality with subjective recall. Next on the list,

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Smoking Bear versus Smokey the Bear, The beloved US Force
service mascot known for the slogan only you Can Prevent
Forest Fires, is officially named Smokey Bear, not Smoky the Bear,

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yet millions add the when recalling the character's name. The
discrepancy likely stems from common English phrasing, but it serves
as another example of how collective memory can alter even
official names. Kit Cat with or without a hyphen Where

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do you stand the candy bar? Kit Cat is famously hyphenated,
but consumers recall it as kit Cat without the dash.
This small detail is reinforced or confused by advertising, packaging variations,

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and casual speech. This example illustrates how minor branding elements
can generate lasting memory disagreements. Sketchers or Sketchers shoes spelling.
The shoe company known for sporty casual footwear, is officially

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spelled Sketchers, yet many people remember it as Sketchers with
a T, probably influenced by the common English word sketch.
This spelling confusion is widespread, causing some question how brand
names become fixed in memory, especially when their spellings differ

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from familiar dictionary words. Similarly, the Berenstain versus baron Stein Bears.
For many children growing up in the eighties and nineties,
the barren Stain Bears were as familiar as Sesame Street,

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yet millions swore the name was spelled Berenstein with an E,
not an A. Entire generations recall reading the barren Steen
Bears books, discussing them in school, or even watching the
TV show under that spelling. However, all physical copies of

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the books going back to the original nineteen sixty two
editions say bren Stain. The eerie realization has led some
to speculate that at some point the spelling shifted due
to alternate timelines. Parallel universes were a mass memory revision.

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Next up, Looney Tunes verses Looney Tunes. The name Looney
Tunes is deeply etched in pop culture, yet many fans
recall it as being Looney Tunes. The confusion seems logical.
The show featured animated characters and was viewed as a

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car tune. However, the original name paid homage to the
musical aspect of the series, hence tunes. That explanation hasn't
stopped people from insisting they saw VHS tapes, merchandise, or
episodes titled with tunes on the label, leading to further

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suspicion reality shifting inconsistencies. Unfortunately, that's all the time we've
got for today's episode of the Paranormal Activities Podcast, and
I can't thank you enough for stopping by for another one.
Until next time,