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Post by pennmom on Sept 6, 2021 21:35:33 GMT
Xanthum gum
Many people might remember the incredible food additive called Xanthum gum. But oddly, that was never the name — it’s spelled Xanthan and comes from the name of a bacteria species it’s derived from: Xanthomonas campestris.
I wonder why it wasn’t just called Xanthom, myself.
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Post by pennmom on Sept 7, 2021 14:04:10 GMT
Lord of the Rings
Gandalf’s first most memorable scene has him seemingly sacrificing himself to fight a Balrag while saving the rest of the characters from death.
“Run, you fools!” he never yelled. He told them to fly instead.
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Post by pennmom on Sept 8, 2021 13:07:23 GMT
The Forbidden Fruit
Here’s an odd one that may or may not be a Mandela Effect.
Many of us in the West have an image of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden apple from the Garden of Eden.
Those of us that went to church as kids must’ve come across it in the bible or scriptures, etc. The thing is, the bible never mentioned a specific fruit — and definitely not an apple.
In fact, many cultures around the world assume the ‘apple’ was actually different fruit — figs, grapes, wheat, mushrooms, pomegranates, or bananas.
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Post by pennmom on Sept 9, 2021 14:27:23 GMT
Madonna
Another minor but strange one. Many people remember Madonna’s real full name as being Maria Louise Veronica Ciccone. But if people are remembering her name like that, then this is another example of the Mandela Effect as she never had Veronica in her full name.
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Post by pennmom on Sept 15, 2021 16:51:12 GMT
Charlie’s Angels
The remake of the famous series with Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, and Cameron Diaz imitated many aspects of the original show. Most of us clearly remember them doing the classic gun pose with the three back to back.
Yet, they never posed like that at, in or out of the movie!
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Post by pennmom on Sept 16, 2021 18:59:34 GMT
Funions
Did you ever have that cardboardy delicious snack called Funions? I didn’t, because I only ever tried Funyuns.
What’s with brands and their weird spellings?
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Post by pennmom on Sept 18, 2021 16:43:09 GMT
King Tut
Do you remember the iconic King Tut death mask? The elaborately golden cask that went over his head?
Ornate, beautiful tones of blue and gold, with a god-like serpent at the top. But why don’t we remember there also being an eagle located right beside the snakehead?
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