No, Nelson Mandela didn’t die in prison in the 1980s. (Also, no matter how much you “remember,” Sinbad was never in a Shazam movie…) This false memory is just that: a false memory (in fact the one the Mandela Effect is named after). And in this case, it forgets all that Mandela did after being freed. After Nelson Mandela walked out of prison in February 1990, he didn’t just fade into history. He toured the world, rallying support to finally end apartheid in South Africa and played a crucial role in negotiations that dismantled the racist system. In 1993, he was co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end apartheid. And just a year later, he solidified his legacy by winning South Africa’s first non-racial election—becoming the country’s first Black president. As president, he championed reconciliation, pushed for policies to improve employment, expanded access to clean water, healthcare, and housing, and laid the foundation for a democratic South Africa. And after...