Nobody’s memory is perfect. Blame lack of sleep, multitasking, information overload… The causes of incomplete or incorrect recollection are many. But even without these distractions, we would all — ...

Named after the iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela, this curious phenomenon happens when a large group of people remembers something one way, only to discover they’ve got it all wrong. And ...

The Mandela effect refers to the experience of a false memory that is shared by many people. In 2010, researcher Fiona Broome coined the term when she discovered that many people believed, as she did, ...

Film producer Robert Evans famously said, “There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.” Evans had it right in some respects, as people can mistakenly create false or ...

Let’s see how well you know these familiar icons from Western popular culture: Does the Monopoly man sport a monocle? Does Curious George have a tail? Does the Fruit of the Loom logo feature a ...