In which Mandela Effects are listed.
// The Mandela Effect is when a large amount of people remember something that isn't that way or never happened. You'd be surprised at how many things in this book will make you rethink your whole life.
Remember that kids book about the bear family in your middle school library? They were called the Berenstein Bears, right? There was a book series and show about them. Just to jog your memory:
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Oh, yeah. You see that? They were never called the Barenstein Bears.
It was always the Barenstain Bears.
Yeah, I know, it fucked me up too. I remember these books, mainly because they were in the library at school. They'd be sitting on the tables when we sat down in stacks — trust me on this one, it was Barenstein.
This made me wonder if I was the only one that noticed the name had changed. So I asked my whole family whether that little kids book series about bears was Barenstein or Barenstain — 8/10 of the people I talked to said Barenstein. I talked to my relatives and friends — my whole family remembers it being Barenstein, not Barenstain. Two of my friends said Barenstain (but the majority obviously said otherwise).
More proof to back this up is that a Reddit user named diamondashtray posted that she and her husband were getting ready to pack when she came across an old VHS tape. On the front it read 'Barenstain' but on the side it says 'Barenstein'. Typo? Who knows for sure, but this is definitely more proof that the Mandela Affect is real.
Here is the front of the VHS:
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And the side:
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One Redditor commented that they ran the photos through a basic analysis and said, "If it is an edit then it's really good one because it doesn't show any traces at all. Just putting that out there."
It could be a photoshopped picture, except another poster found an ebay listing that has the same spine, with the same spelling on picture number 7 of the listing.
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Even more proof (yes, I know, this is dragging on but just be patient) is that on an old TV guide it says Barenstein.
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If you have any memory of the books being Barenstein please comment. I'd like to know from strangers that I'm not alone on this.
Thank you for reading, and while you have a major mindfuck, stay tuned for the next Mandela Effect.
