Amazing article !
I already knew most of what you were saying (though the laughing cow, Andorran man and volvo symbol were cases I'd never heard of), as I'm quite interested in psychology myself.
I'm pretty sure the Mandela effect is simply that, a psychological effect (given how unruly and error-prone the human mind actually is, I can't really call it an anomaly XS). I experience it from time to time. I just greet with wonder the times when I walk by a building for the thousandth time, pay attention to it for once, and see features that, to my mind, seem like they must clearly have just been added.
I even have one where I dreamt the ending of a popular book series, and through some shortcut was persuaded I'd read the final instalment in the series, till a friend told me the final book just came out and I read it.
Of course, the end was completely different to what I had dreamt up, yet it still somehow felt "wrong" compared to the version my mind had adopted.
As you say, it isn't an anomaly, merely the imperfect way our minds work. I love the story of you dreaming the book ending! I bet if you were differently inclined, you could have ended up suing the author for stealing your idea, but messing up the ending :-D
Cg
Ahahaha...
Any legal system that would accept someone going to court on such a charge would be silly XS
Yeah... my friends didn't believe me until AFTER I told them my version of the book in full detail. That was several years ago, now I can barely remember both versions XS
Lols; I dunno, I've heard the American legal system is pretty crazy when it comes to suing people! :-D
Cg
True... that country is a bit unhinged XS
Heard about the law proposition for declaring cryptocurrencies at the border (can't remember who made the post XS ) ?
Declaring at the border??? Surely not; that's crazy...
Cg
Yeah... it was proposed by some congressman I think.
Ah, found the story https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@kingscrown/usa-wants-travelers-to-declare-bitcoin-at-the-border
Yeah, I just saw that and read it; it's ridiculous and completely unenforceable; whatever next!
Cg