Nelson Mandela died in prison, long before his loss on December 5th, 2013.

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Many people - perhaps thousands - seem to believe that.

That's where the name of this phenomenon - and the original website, The Mandela Effect - came from.

I'm the person who first popularized that phrase, and here's what I said, back in 2009, slightly updated with newer information.

See, I thought Nelson Mandela died in prison. I thought I remembered it clearly, complete with…