Darth Vader does not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire Strikes Back. The ghosts in Field of Dreams do not command “If you build it, they will come.” Forrest Gump’s iconic line is not “Life is ...

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 — ...

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, ...

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Have you ever seen something and realized that what you're seeing isn't quite how you'd remembered it? Perhaps it's the cover art for the children's book series The Berenstain Bears, which you ...

Nelson Mandela, renowned freedom fighter and anti-apartheid activist, spent 27 years in prison, a tale of resilience and hardship. Yet, his compelling story is often distorted in collective memory, as ...

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Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...