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4. The Berenstain/Berenstein Conundrum

Arguably, the Berenstain/Berenstain Bears storybook is the most widely known example of the Mandela effect in action. Many adults who grew up watching the cartoon bears on television and reading their books remember distinctly that they were the BerenSTEIN bears. However, finding a copy of the book shows clearly that the name of the bears is BerenSTAIN.

mandela Berenstain/Berenstein

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