Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. We research them out of plain boredom or curiosity and end up questioning our own existence. Forget the ones about how Michael Jackson is actually residing in the middle east, or how celebrities are actually reptiles from space sent to take over the human race (that's a completely different story for another time). This is an oddity that could very well be affecting you right now without even realizing it. Wanna find out?

Remember this television show/book? Remember what they were called?

The Berenstein Bears? Sorry, no. It's actually Berenstain. It might strike as typical confusion to some, but to a large portion of the population, it's utterly baffling. Many individuals on various social media platforms and forums swear that they remember the spelling being Berenstein. It's a vivid memory that has stuck in their mind. Are they merely people in denial of the truth? You might say no until you find out that this is the first among many instances where a situation like this has occurred. How could such a large group of people all share the same inaccurate memory?

Conspiracy theorists have formed a hypothesis claiming that multiple realities exist; at some point in the timeline, there was an alteration. We now live in the reality where it is Berenstain, but the memories of the previous reality still exist in some human minds, similar to a glitch in the matrix. It has been named The Mandela Effect, after many individuals came forward about vivid memories of Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980's, only to learn that he didn't when he passed away in 2013.

Not convinced? Let's divulge into another childhood memory. Have you seen Snow White? If you have, then you clearly remember the phrase "Mirror mirror on the wall..." Except that your memory is incorrect. The supposed actual phrase is "Magic Mirror on the wall."

My mind was completely blown when I heard the actual audio on YouTube.

That's not all! There are endless more ME memories that have occurred across the globe. To see where you lie on the spectrum, you can take a quiz here.

The fact that this is an oddity that has happened to us without realization is what is frightening. It makes you wonder: if the speculation were true, what else could have been altered? What would our world be like today? Most importantly: why? What event was so catastrophic in the future that the only solution was to alter events from the past? The thought is mind numbing, almost chilling. It's a horror that hits home, that exists in our own minds that we can't escape from.