• thenumbernine@infosec.pub
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      28 days ago

      I think he is referencing the Mandela effect which is when you think you know for sure something has happened or is named a certain way when it in fact isn’t. Such as the passing of Nelson Mandela in the 90s or Looney tunes being named Looney toons.

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        28 days ago

        The only one that got me was fruit of the loom. I hella remember a cornucopia and I wore that underwear all the time. Now I feel like an idiot.

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        It’s not just an individual misremembering, it’s an entire group getting it wrong.