NZ and the 'Mandela Effect': Meet the folks who remember New Zealand being in a different placeImgur user: exicleus The world as remembered by many in the thrall of the 'Mandela Effect'. Kiwis are more likely to remember Mandela at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, where the Springboks bested the All Blacks. Julie, who is 52, is a strong believer in the "Mandela Effect". The "Mandela Effect" is an internet name for something that has probably happened to you, a kind of news-based deja vu. A popular Mandela Effect concerns whether Darth Vader says "Luke, I am your father" or "No, I am your father" in The Empire Strikes Back.
Source: Stuff October 12, 2016 04:41 UTC