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Do You Remember Mona Lisa Smiling?
If your response is “No.” — you aren’t the only one
As a whole, the scientific community declares that the Mandela Effect is nothing more than shared false memories. However, some quantum theorists suggest we may have slipped into a very similar parallel universe.
While some Mandela Effects are easy to dismiss, others are much more difficult to ignore. Well-known historical Mandela Effects are especially compelling.
The Lindbergh Baby
Reality:
In 1932, a man kidnapped Charles Lindbergh’s baby. The infant’s body was found two months after the kidnapping. The child had been killed by a blow to the head not long after the kidnapper abducted him.³
Mandela Effect:
The authorities never found Charles Lindbergh’s baby. No one knew what happened to him. Some theories claimed that the baby lived but never knew his true identity.
Dazzle Camouflage on War Ships
Reality:
During WWI, artist Norman Wilkinson created Dazzle Camouflage. By the end of the war, 2,300 British ships used this method to confuse enemy U-boats. ³ In WW2, this method was used on the decks of ships to confuse enemy planes.
