For those of you who are into conspiracy theories, you may have already heard of the Mandela Effect. This is a newer conspiracy theory that is beginning to take off on all social media platforms. I found out about the Mandela Effect on YouTube and decided to research it a little bit more.

For anyone who is unfamiliar with this particular conspiracy theory, the Mandela Effect got its name from none other than the one and only Nelson Mandela. My generation might not know him as well as our parents knew him, but so many people remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s, right?

Wrong. Nelson Mandela actually died in 2013. This is the Mandela Effect. To dig a little deeper, what this conspiracy theory actually is, is an extremely large group of people (thousands) vividly remembering something happening although it never actually happened. So the theory is that somebody could either have gone back in time and altered reality, or we are somehow shifting into a parallel universe. Now, I am not one to believe in either of these things so easily, but it gets pretty scary.

We all are familiar with the classic movie Snow White. What is the most famous line from that movie? "Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who's the fairest one of all?" Right? WRONG! The line actually is "magic mirror on the wall" ... since when? Well, if you pull out your old VHS tapes and play the movie, the famous line clearly says "magic mirror." So why do we all remember something that isn't correct? BOOM. Mandela Effect.

I grew up watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and to this day I still know the theme song. "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." WRONG. The actual song goes "it's a beautiful day in this neighborhood." I have asked so many people who know Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and nobody remembers the line "it's a beautiful day in this neighborhood" so how could we all be wrong?

Another one that threw me for a loop was that the air freshener brand was never spelled "Febreeze" and it has always been spelled "Febreze." I don't remember "breeze" only having one "E" do you?

There are dozens of other examples floating around the internet that I encourage everyone to research before making a decision whether the Mandela Effect is legitimate or not. All I know is, my mind is blown.