The Mandela Effect: informal poll results

I've written about the Mandela Effect before. I won't offer any possible explanations for it (some of which involve time travel, CERN and alternate universes!) because I wouldn't know about any of that stuff ... but I will describe what it basically is in general. It's a phenomenon that has recently taken on more and more prominence in social media. It seems fairly large segments of the population remember things very differently than what "history" records ... and many of these people are absolutely certain of those memories. The name "Mandela Effect" comes from a large number of people who claim to remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison long before he became president of South Africa. I'm not one of those people, but I do remember many things differently than what history now records. Anyway, here are the results of some informal polls I made on Twitter:

Many ppl remember movie lines that are totally different than what they are today. Ex: do you remember Darth Vader saying#MandelaEffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 28, 2016

It seems a lot of brand names have changed under the #MandelaEffect. Ex: Do you remember the candy bar as:

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 28, 2016

Do you remember the popular cereal as Fruit Loops or Froot Loops (don't look it up!) #MandelaEffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 26, 2016

The #MandelaEffect is when ppl remember things/events very differently. Ex: do you remember the popular pizza rolls being called

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 26, 2016

#MandelaEffect
How do you remember the guy on all the Monopoly cards?

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 21, 2016

How do you remember this Italian restaurant chain being spelled? #mandelaeffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 21, 2016

When ppl remember things/events very differently ... #MandelaEffect
Ex: How many ppl were in the car Kennedy was shot in?

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 21, 2016

#MandelaEffect describes things/events many remember differently. Do you remember:

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 12, 2016

#MandelaEffect describes things/events many remember differently. Do you remember guy on TV's "Bizarre Foods" as

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 12, 2016

#MandelaEffect describes things/events many remember differently. Ex: do you remember the Mona Lisa smiling?

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 12, 2016

#MandelaEffect describes things/events many remember differently. Ex: does anyone remember statue of horned Moses?

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 12, 2016

Do you remember 60's cartoon being Jonny Quest or Johnny Quest?#MandelaEffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) September 2, 2016

Okay, who remembers the scarecrow having a gun in the "Wizard of Oz?"#MandelaEffecthttps://t.co/YM3mcoUigY

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) August 31, 2016

#MandelaEffect: Adult diaper called Depend or Depends?

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) August 29, 2016

Febreze or Febreeze? #mandelaeffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) August 26, 2016

Dilemma or dilemna? #MandelaEffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) August 26, 2016

Reba McIntyre or Reba McEntire? #MandelaEffect

— Jody Paulson (@JodyPaulson) August 26, 2016

FYI: the Internet says the correct answers are (bottom to top) Reba McEntire, dilemma, Febreze, Depend, had a gun, Jonny, horned Moses, smiling, Zimmern, Smokey Bear, 6, no monocle, Totinos, Froot Loops, KitKat, "no, I am your father."