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Hi everyone! Some stories have been making the rounds again lately about the confusion over the Bernstain Bears and the Sinbad genie movie "Shazaam" that are attributed to the "Mandela Effect" which is a phenomenon where a number of people remember something that never happened, leading to many outlandish theories. So I was wondering if there are any such stories in the Lego community? I actually had a similar experience recently where I could've sworn I owned a certain part, but when I went to look for it in my collection for a MOC I was working on, I couldn't find it or remember where it could possibly be. This train track piece to be exact. According to bricklink, it only appears in 14 sets, none of which I ever owned to my knowledge. I seem to remember details about the part and even how it felt in my hand, and yet it doesn't look like it was ever in my possession. Maybe I saw it at a friend's house or at the Lego Store? Who knows. So have you experienced anything like this? Are others having issues with faulty Lego memory or am I just going crazy? Share your stories! It would be fascinating if we could uncover an instance of the Mandela Effect that relates to Lego in some way.
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For those unaware, the Mandela Effect is the concept of false memories of the past - it takes its name from the most famous example of this, which is that many remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 80s when he actually died in 2013. Usually the Mandela Effect refers to a shared false memory across a group of people. Do you have any false memories involving Lego? Maybe you remember a set or part being released which doesn't exist, a set or figures having different features or you remember a set being released in a different year? Post your examples below, there are bound to be some given that most of us discover Lego at a young age when our memory is just developing. I have 1 example of this: I'm sure I remember a small adventurers set (https://letsbuilditagain.com/instructions/5938/) having a feature where the skeleton pops up when the tomb is opened - I've never owned this set but I'm sure I can remember a picture of a box like this one where the skeleton is popping up from the trap door. This feature was in a studios set I think and also a Harry Potter set a few years later so maybe that's why.
