People Are Developing A Condition That Some Claim Is Connected To A Parallel Universe

Remember that time you were absolutely certain Curious George had a tail, only to learn he never had one? Or the time you learned that the animated adventures of Bugs Bunny and his pals were called "Looney Tunes" rather than "Looney Toons"? Don't worry: you're not losing your mind.

When one woman realized that her memories of the past didn't synch up with reality, she set out to discover if there were others who felt the same. Together these truth seekers uncovered a little-known phenomenon that may prove our universe is more complex than we imagined.

Paranormal Expert

A self-described paranormal expert, Fiona Broome has experienced her fair share of unexplainable phenomena over the years. Spirits, shades, and other ghostly entities are among the many otherworldly beings she's claimed to have come across since the early 1980s.

Keynote Speech

But perhaps Fiona's strangest experience came in 2009, when she was invited to speak at Atlanta's annual sci-fi/fantasy convention, Dragon Con. While sitting in the convention's green room, Fiona struck up a conversation with the other speakers and discovered an usual similarity among the group.

Mandela Memories

Apparently, they all seemed to clearly remember former South African president Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s and the widespread media coverage of his funeral that followed. In reality, Mandela was released from prison in 1990 and died 23 years later in 2013.

Not Just Chance

Most of the speakers wrote it off as mere coincidence, each of them believing they'd fallen victim to the same widely circulated bit of misinformation. Fiona, however, wasn't convinced — in her experience, there were no such thing as coincidences.