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Empathy and humanity were what made Nelson Mandela great

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I was there in the days leading up to the 1994 elections, when die-hard racists were planting bombs and threatening a race war. South Africa was on the brink of civil war. Mandela saved it.

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Remarkable moments recalled by some of the people who knew him best

Following the news of the passing of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95, millions of people in South Africa and around the world have been in mourning. His image, writes Rick Stengel, TIME's former managing editor and collaborator with Mandela on Mandela's 1993 autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, "has become a kind of fairy tale: he is the last noble man, a figure of heroic achievement." The many tributes pouring in from world leaders are testament to those achievements. But it is the memories shared over the years by some of the people who knew him and those who only had brief encounters that best illustrate the kind of man Mandela was.

ANC's, South Africa's governing political party, Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte, who was his personal assistant between 1990-94:

"He always made his own bed, no matter where we traveled. I remember we were in Shanghai, in a very fancy hotel, and the Chinese hospitality requires that the person who cleans your room and provides you with your food, does exactly that. If you do it for yourself, it could even be regarded as an insult.

So in Shanghai I tried to say to him, 'Please don't make your own bed, because there's this custom here.' And he said, 'Call them, bring them to me.'

So I did. I asked the hotel manager to bring the ladies who would be cleaning the room, so that he could explain why he himself has to make his own bed, and that they not feel insulted. He didn't ever want to hurt people's feelings. He never really cared about what great big people think of him, but he did care about what small people thought of him."

South African photographer, Steve Bloom, whose father, Harry Bloom was a political activist:

During the 1950s my parents, who were anti-apartheid activists, knew Nelson Mandela. I remember the story he told them about the occasion he saw a white woman standing next to her broken car in Johannesburg. He approached her and offered to help. After fiddling with the engine he fixed the car. Thankful for his help, she offered to pay him sixpence.

"Oh no, that's not necessary," he said, "I am only too happy to help."

"But why else would you, a black man, have done that if you did not want money?" she asked quizzically.

"Because you were stranded at the side of the road," he replied.

Neville Alexander, a political activist who spent ten years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Mandela, describes his first meeting with him:

"I was impressed mainly by the warmth and the genuine interest, which was a feature that, subsequently I discovered, is very much part of the man and something which I also must admit now, I learned from him ... to give your full attention to your interlocutor, and really take notice of what people are saying, listen to them carefully. In his case, there was a spontaneous, charismatic exuding of warmth. That's probably the most important, most vivid memory I have of our first meeting."

Wolfie Kodesh, who hid Mandela for nearly eight weeks in 1961 in his apartment in a white suburb of Johannesburg:

"...We had a discussion and an argument about who is going to sleep where. I had a tiny flat ... and I had a bed and I had a camp stretcher in a cupboard. So when I brought out the camp stretcher, I said to him, 'Well, I'll sleep on the camp stretcher. You sleep on the bed because you are six foot something, I am five foot something. So the stretcher is just right for me.' No, he wasn't going to have that. He hadn't come there to put me out, and we had a bit of a talk about that and ... it was arranged, and I would sleep on the bed."

Rick Stengel, who spent almost two years with Mandela working on his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom:

"In 1994, during the presidential-election campaign, Mandela got on a tiny propeller plane to fly down to the killing fields of Natal and give a speech to his Zulu supporters. I agreed to meet him at the airport, where we would continue our work after his speech. When the plane was 20 minutes from landing, one of its engines failed. Some on the plane began to panic. The only thing that calmed them was looking at Mandela, who quietly read his newspaper as if he were a commuter on his morning train to the office. The airport prepared for an emergency landing, and the pilot managed to land the plane safely. When Mandela and I got in the backseat of his bulletproof BMW that would take us to the rally, he turned to me and said, "Man, I was terrified up there!""

[ Steve Bloom]

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5 Great Stories About Nelson Mandela's Humility, Kindness and Courage

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Following the news of the passing of Nelson Mandela at the age of 95, millions of people in South Africa and around the world have been in mourning. His image, writes Rick Stengel, TIME's former managing editor and collaborator with Mandela on Mandela's 1993 autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, ...

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Nelson Mandela fought for equality and fairness.

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Nelson Mandela's attitude towards life is summed up in this powerful quote: "Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?"

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Losing the shine of brilliance

Nelson Mandela's attitude is understood and practiced by top achievers. These are the people with an insatiable thirst to do more, do it faster and better. We often refer to these individuals as brilliant. However, brilliance is not a limited commodity for a select few. It is abundant in people through-out the world. The reason they do not always achieve brilliance is because they garner bad habits and sabotage themselves. This makes success impossible. For many, it has been their downfall. They not only make it impossible for themselves to succeed, they cause endless obstacles for others.

Instilling a good attitude

Attitude has and will always be the gatekeeper to success. Good habits of attitude are more important than natural brilliance. Achieving and accomplishing objectives cannot occur without them. South Africa would not be the place it is today were it not for Nelson Mandela's attitude of forgiveness towards the apartheid government, who imprisoned him.

Lou Holts built a legendary coaching career by taking on the challenge of under-performing college football programmes. He instilled in his players and coaches a burning desire to win.

His philosophy boils down to six fundamentals. The number one fundamental was: "we are going to choose the right attitude." "You can have all the talent in the world but, if you don't have the right attitude, you are not going to live up to your potential."

His remaining five fundamentals to success are:
"Take pride in making sacrifices"
"Have a passion for winning"
"Understand your sense of purpose"
"Is to dream"
"Make sure people can trust you. Let them know that you care about them and that everything you do is based on integrity and concern for them. Build your team on a foundation of trust."

Lou Holts' habits of attitude are exemplary. He took control in choosing the right attitudes and in his ability to dream the big dreams. While never forgetting that such dreams cannot be achieved without attention to the tiniest details. He was willing to do the mundane work to achieve his goals.

Instilling Nelson Mandela's attitude

And as the world mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, you can't help thinking that were he a sports coach, Mandela would have instilled that same attitude of sacrifice, purpose, ambition and trust into his players. This was, after all, the man who said that "sport has the power to change the world."

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Nelson Mandela's Positive Attitude in Life - What We Learned From It

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Nelson Mandela's attitude towards life is summed up in this powerful quote: "Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?" RELATED: RECOMMENDED PLANS FOR YOU Nelson Mandela's attitude is understood and practiced by top achievers.

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Nelson Mandela, long time champion of the anti-apartheid movement and former president of South Africa, died today at the age of 95. He will be remembered for his unrelenting pursuit of racial equality and lifelong struggle against segregation and poverty, as well for his passionate belief in humanity. But he has also been known for his ability to motivate millions with his words. From his testimony given during the trials leading up to his imprisonment to the speech he gave upon his release 27 years later, and the countless addresses and speeches given thereafter, Mandela provided us with no dearth of inspiring thoughts. Below, a curation of some of the best Nelson Mandela quotes.

On optimism

"I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death." -Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

"No, no, no, everything is all right. I have regular medical check-ups and they say I won't die this week." - Larry King Live, May 16, 2000

On leadership

"A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind." -Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."

On society

"It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for: to live in a safe environment, to be able to work and provide for themselves, to have access to good public health and to have sound educational opportunities for their children." - Speech at opening of Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, January 2, 2007

"A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens." - International Press Institute Congress, 1994

On love and personal freedom

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." -Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." -Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

On perseverance

"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end." - From a letter to Winnie Mandela, 1975

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

On enemies

"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."

"I am not the only one who did not want revenge. Almost all my colleagues in prison did not want revenge, because there is no time to do anything else except to try and save your people." - Larry King Live, May 16, 2000

"I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists. I tell them that I was also a terrorist yesterday, but, today, I am admired by the very people who said I was one." - Larry King Live, May 16, 2000

On poverty

"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is people who have made poverty and tolerated poverty, and it is people who will overcome it. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life." - Ambassador of Conscience Award Acceptance Speech, November 01, 2006

"While poverty persists, there is no true freedom." - Ambassador of Conscience Award Acceptance Speech, November 01, 2006

On character

"I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." -Rivonia trial, 1964

"If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man." - Pretoria, South Africa 1962

"Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished"

"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

"It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die." - International AIDS conference, 2000

"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."

On changing the world

"Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organisation and the struggle we serve." - Presidential adress to the ANC Transvaal Congress, 1953

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?" - Tromso, Norway, 2005

"It is now in the hands of your generations to help rid the world of such suffering." 90th Birthday Gathering, June 25, 2008

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The wisdom of Nelson Mandela: quotes from the most inspiring leader of the 20th century

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Nelson Mandela, long time champion of the anti-apartheid movement and former president of South Africa, died today at the age of 95. He will be remembered for his unrelenting pursuit of racial equality and lifelong struggle against segregation and poverty, as well for his passionate belief in humanity.

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"As we mark Nelson Mandela International Day, it is fitting that people around the world dedicate 67 minutes of their time to helping others and making a difference," said UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Flavia Pansieri, "the same way Nelson Mandela made a difference in the world."

Every year on Nelson Mandela's birthday, 18 July, the United Nations joins a call by the Nelson Mandela Foundation to devote 67 minutes of time to helping others, as a way to mark Nelson Mandela International Day.

For 67 years Nelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity, as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.

Speaking at a ceremony at the UN in Geneva to mark Nelson Mandela International Day, Pansieri said that Mandela embodies "deep and important values". She added that his strength of character and commitment, despite the difficulties in tackling injustice and discrimination "have been an example to all and continue to be a call for action."

"Human rights defenders continue to draw strength from his belief in human rights for all, as they stand up for those arbitrarily detained or denied a fair trial, and for those who continue to suffer oppression, discrimination and prejudice," she said.

She also said that the fight against racism, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination and intolerance around the world is now our own. "We have not yet won but we need to carry on," she stressed

For Pansieri, the best way to honour Mandela is "to apply his values and strive to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

Born in 1918, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison in South Africa. At 71, Mandela's age when he was released, he remained undeterred in his determination to end the system of apartheid. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and in 1994 became South Africa's first black president.

"The heart of Nelson Mandela International Day is good works for people and the planet. Its theme -- "take action, inspire change" -- is meant to mobilize the human family to do more to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable world," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a message read during the ceremony by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva.

Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, Permanent representative of South Africa to the UN at Geneva, said that, on Nelson Mandela International Day, the act of each person "fuels momentum, creating a collective awareness towards positive change. In the same spirit all UN and other bodies can integrate the principles and values of Nelson Mandela into their own work so that we can all collectively mobilise for a better and peaceful world."
The UN General Assembly declared 18 July "Nelson Mandela International Day" in November 2009 in recognition of the former South African President's contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.

The UN resolution recognizes Nelson Mandela's values and his dedication to the service of humanity, in the fields of conflict resolution, race relations, the promotion and protection of human rights, reconciliation, gender equality and the rights of children and other vulnerable groups, as well as the upliftment of poor and underdeveloped communities. It acknowledges his contribution to the struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world.

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OHCHR | Mandela's strength and commitment: an example to all and a call for action

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"As we mark Nelson Mandela International Day, it is fitting that people around the world dedicate 67 minutes of their time to helping others and making a difference," said UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Flavia Pansieri, "the same way Nelson Mandela made a difference in the world."

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Nelson Mandela had many good leadership qualities, listed below are some of his qualities and examples.

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Nelson Mandela had many good leadership qualities, listed below are some of his qualities and examples.

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Nelson Mandela was a Christian! - The heart of Jesus Christ (Inspirational footage)

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http://smartandrelentless.com/ The great Nelson Mandela on his Christian values & reading from the Bible. No wonder he had such a heart of forgiveness.

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Nelson's time in prison affect ed him as much as it affected others. Due to how unfairly he has been treated, you would expect Nelson to dislike white people. However when an interviewer asked him his views on this, he simply said "If I had allowed myself to become bitter, I would have died in prison.

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Nelson's time in prison affect ed him as much as it affected others. Due to how unfairly he has been treated, you would expect Nelson to dislike white people. However when an interviewer asked him his views on this, he simply said "If I had allowed myself to become bitter, I would have died in prison.

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Nelson Mandela quotes on Children's Rights

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Nelson Mandela quotes on Children's Rights

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Nelson Mandela - World's Children's Prize

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Nelson Mandela was awarded the World's Children's Prize 2005, and elected the WCP Decade Child Rights Hero 2009, for his lifelong struggle to free the children of South Africa from apartheid, and for his unwavering support for their rights.

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Mandela was a big children's rights activist, in 2005 he won the Worlds Children's Prize

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Mandela was a big children's rights activist, in 2005 he won the Worlds Children's Prize

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A state funeral for Nelson Mandela in his ancestral home of Qunu ends a week of commemorations for South Africa's first black president.

Video montage: Scenes from the funeral

A flypast took place as the former president was laid to rest. David Dimbleby describes the scene.

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A state funeral for Nelson Mandela in his ancestral home of Qunu ends a week of commemorations for South Africa's first black president. Video montage: Scenes from the funeral A flypast took place as the former president was laid to rest. David Dimbleby describes the scene.

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Do you know where New Zealand is? Chances are you live here, and have a pretty good idea - somewhere southeast of Australia, give or take a few thousand kilometres.

But what about Lebanon, could you draw that on a map? What about the proper positioning of Japan, Korea, and China? Could you summon that all from memory?

A month or so ago I found a large community of people online who strongly remember New Zealand to be in a very different place to where it is. Some remember it being northeast of Australia, instead of southeast. Some remember New Zealand in essentially the same place, but Australia way further south. Some have it even further off.

"I remember it west of Australia," says Julie of California, whom I've agreed to not identify by last name.

"Sixteen years ago I bought a globe. I was actually thinking about Australia and New Zealand and how I didn't know much about either, so I thought I should really know where they are."

"So I looked at my globe and saw it as a big landmass west of Australia. I thought 'this is a good way to remember it, it seems exotic to me because it is further away from the United States, further west.'"

Julie, who is 52, is a strong believer in the "Mandela Effect". The position of New Zealand is not the only thing she remembers differently. But let's back up.
WHAT IS THE MANDELA EFFECT?
The "Mandela Effect" is an internet name for something that has probably happened to you, a kind of news-based deja vu. It's named for people who, upon the death of Nelson Mandela in 2013, were immediately confused - because they remembered him dying in the late 1980s. These people got online, and realised there were thousands of others of people who remembered the exact same thing.

Soon, they started cataloguing other things they remember differently.

Like, wasn't Mother Teresa already canonised back in the 90s? Didn't it used to be spelled "definately" not "definitely"? Was it Interview with a Vampire before it was Interview with the Vampire? And of most interest to us down here in Aotearoa: didn't New Zealand used to be in a different place?

There are a few different theories bandied around the community as to why so many people remember things so differently, but the dominant one concerns alternate dimensions, or "timestreams".

Basically, it holds that large groups of people used to live in slightly different realities where Australia was south of New Zealand and the USA was made up of 51 states. But then, at some point in the last decade or so, those realities merged with our current timestream, changing all the dictionaries and maps to match the new reality.

If you take a look through the Mandela Effect website and subreddit, you will find hundreds of people who have a different idea of where New Zealand is. You'll probably find something you remember differently too.

For me, it's the "Berenstain Bears". I remember it quite well as the "Berenstein Bears" - with an "e".

I'm willing to accept that I'm just bad at spelling, but the experience of realising that the scaffolding of your reality is slightly off is uniquely destabilising. If you've remembered this thing wrong, what else about your world is completely unreal?
'I CAN UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WANTING REALITY TO BE REALLY STABLE'
"I spent last night on the verge of an anxiety attack," writes Reddit user Bambooz_led. "I'm well educated. I'm well travelled, I've lived in multiple countries (including in Asia). I have a good job and a solid middle class existence and I pride myself in being emotionally stable and consistently rational."

"I just realised that I do not recognise Australia and New Zealand. At all."

They aren't alone.

The "old world" remembered by many and the current world, layered.

"I'm literally sitting here in tears feeling like I'm about to have a panic attack. My entire understanding of everything has been shaken to the core," writes Reddit user dontevenknowanymore_.

"When this all came to my attention a couple days ago I go over to my sister's room and look for this globe we've had for years. First place I look is for New Zealand northeast area of Australia... lo and behold, New Zealand is now southeast of Australia in the middle of nowhere."

"At that point it felt like I had been kicked in the stomach. I won the geography award in grade school and have a plaque that my parents still have on display, and I'm willing to scan it to prove it. Geography is something I've always had a keen awareness of."

Julie thinks about the Mandela Effect a lot. But it doesn't scare her like it does others.

"It's definitely surreal. I can never put it away, it's always in the back of my mind as I go about my day. But I guess I'm comfortable with ambiguity. It kind of makes for a sense of wonder," Julie says.

"I can understand people wanting reality to be really stable. I think it could make some people nervous because if this was really accepted it could really change society a lot. I mean what if you committed a crime and you remembered not doing it. it brings up all kinds of weird possibilities."

A popular Mandela Effect concerns whether Darth Vader says "Luke, I am your father" or "No, I am your father" in The Empire Strikes Back. It's the second one.
FALSE MEMORIES
"We think of memories as our identity," says Maryanne Garry, a psychology professor at Victoria University who specialises in memory. "Nobody likes to be challenged about who they are."

After weeks of searching, I'm yet to find a single New Zealander who seriously misremembers New Zealand's place in the world. (One believer suspects us locals have a "mental block" are in "disbelief" because of the magnitude of our country's shift.)

This is unsurprising. We pay a lot more attention to our presence (or omission) from world maps down here. I'm fairly sure we are all in this one reality together, and that this confusion can be explained by a combination of bad maps and false memories.

False memories are surprisingly common.

"Typically, all memories are reconstructed. So it just depends what they're being constructed from - truth, fiction, a mix," Garry says.

How common? Memories are hard to study, but a large amount of work has been done on 'flash-bulb memories' - large events in a person's life that they profess to remember long-term. These might be personal (your engagement) or public (the 2011 earthquake). What defines them is the degree of confidence we all have in them: a lot of people who were conscious at the time say they remember exactly where they were when they heard about 9/11, Obama's election, and Pike River.

Contrails and puffs of smoke left in the sky from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January. 28, 1986. Credit: REID HUBER

The thing is, they probably don't. An Emory University study on the 1986 Challenger Disaster found that three years after the event participants held highly inaccurate memories about where they were when they heard the news, but they were extremely confident in the veracity of their memories.

It seems that the act of remembering something over and over again builds your confidence in that memory - even if you are more and more wrong every time.

Which, really, explains the Mandela Effect well. You may stumble upon the community with a few things misremembered, a few details out of place, then by virtue of reading about hundreds of others who agree with you, set that wrong memory in stone.

Suddenly you aren't thinking "oh I thought that was there," you're thinking "I definitely know that it was in a different place". Your ideology is rewarded and reinforced, as it is in any community.

Luckily, on the scale of things to remember wrong, the position of New Zealand isn't that much of a big deal. Most of these people aren't piloting planes. It's the other false memories - the ones about whether you supported the Iraq war, to pluck one example from the headlines - that we really need to be worried about.

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NZ and the 'Mandela Effect': Meet the folks who remember New Zealand being in a different place

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Nelson with his grandson Bamata.

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Nelson Mandela married 3 times and had 6 children, 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

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Parents
Father: Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Henry (died circa 1927)
Mother: Noqaphi Nosekeni (died 1968)
Marriage
1944 Married Evelyn Ntoko Mase (born 1922, died April 30, 2004) - Divorced 19 March 1958

14 June 1958 Married Winifred Nomzamo Zanyiwe Madikizela (born 1934) - Divorced 19 March 1996

18 July 1998 Married Graça Machel (born 1945)
Children With Evelyn Mase
Madiba Thembekile Mandela (born 1945, died 13 July 1969 aged 24)
Makaziwe Mandela (died 1948 aged nine months)

Magkatho Lewanika Mandela (born 1950, died 6 January 2005 aged 55)

Pumla Makaziwe Mandela (born 1954)
With Winnie Mandela
Zenani Dlamini (born 1959)
Zindzi Mandela (born 1960)
Grandchildren
Ndileka Mandela (1965""Thembi)
Nandi Mandela (1968""Thembi)
Mandla Mandela (1974""Makgatho)
Ndaba Mandela (1983""Makgatho)
Mbuso Mandela (1991""Makgatho)
Andile Mandela (1993""Makgatho)
Tukwini Mandela (1974""Makaziwe)
Dumani Mandela(1976""Makaziwe)
Kweku Mandela (1985""Makaziwe)
Zaziwe Manaway (1977""Zenani)
Zamaswazi Dlamini (1979""Zenani)
Zinhle Dlamini (1980""Zenani)
Zozuko Dlamini (1992""Zenani)
Zoleka Mandela (1980""Zindzi)
Zondwa Mandela (1985""Zindzi)
Bambatha Mandela (1989""Zindzi)
Zwelabo Mandela (1992""Zindzi)
Great-grandchildren
Ziyanda Manaway (2000""Zaziwe)
Zipokhazi Manaway (2009""Zaziwe)

Zenkosi John Brunson Manaway (2012""Zaziwe)
Zenani Mandela (1997-2010""Zoleka)
Zwelami Mandela (2003""Zoleka)

Zenawe Zibuyile Mandela (2011-2011""Zoleka)
Zamakhosi Obiri (2008""Zamaswazi)
Thembela Mandela (1984""Ndileka)
Pumla Mandela (1993""Ndileka)
Hlanganani Mandela (1986""Nandi)
Zazi Kazimla Vitalia Mandela (2010""Zondwa)

Ziwelene Linge Mandela (2011""Zondwa)
Lewanika Ngubencuka Mandela (2010""Ndaba)
Qheya II Zanethemba Mandela (2011""Mandla)
Zanyiwe Zenzile Bashala (2014""Zoleka)
Download the Nelson Mandela Family Tree (PDF)

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Parents Father: Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Henry (died circa 1927)Mother: Noqaphi Nosekeni (died 1968) Marriage 1944 Married Evelyn Ntoko Mase (born 1922, died April 30, 2004) - Divorced 19 March 1958 14 June 1958 Married Winifred Nomzamo Zanyiwe Madikizela (born 1934) - Divorced 19 March 1996 18 July 1998 Married Graça

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Nelson Mandela wrote an autobiography titled 'Long Walk to Freedom' first published in 1994. The book is an impressive 751 pages long and earned many great reviews.

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Nelson Mandela wrote an autobiography titled 'Long Walk to Freedom' first published in 1994. The book is an impressive 751 pages long and earned many great reviews.

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7 Things You Can Learn From Nelson Mandela's Life

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For 27 years Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for his belief in a free and just society. When he was released in 1990 - he led the charge for a multi-racial democracy and a country where the freedoms of one are the freedoms of all.

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Nelson Mandela's belief in children's rights

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Nelson Mandela's belief in children's rights

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UNICEF USA:  Nelson Mandela's Belief in Child Rights

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Nelson Mandela's moving message on child rights seen here: "I believe that children everywhere should be free to grow to adulthood in health, peace, and dignity." Madiba, we celebrate your life and cherish your legacy. May we keep your light alive in all the world's children. http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2013/12/remembering-nelson-mandelas-contribution-education-africa.html

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http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/nelson-mandela-presidency-1994-1999

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President Nelson Mandela Inauguration Speech May 10, 1994

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Celebrate Humanity - Olympics - Nelson Mandela

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For seventeen days, they are roommates. For seventeen days, they are soulmates. And for twenty-two seconds, they are competitors. Seventeen days as equals. Twenty-two seconds as adversaries. What a wonderful world that would be. That's the hope I see in the Olympic Games.

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(Sorry this video is bad quality but it was from 10 years ago)

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Nelson Mandela at World Reconciliation Day in Sep 2000 (www.RadlyCenter.org/wrd2000.html) - commenting on the role of the olympics in global reconciliation. Adam Radly was the organizer and co founder of World Reconciliation Day.

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Barack Obama even visited Nelson's cell on robin island

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Barack Obama even visited Nelson's cell on robin island

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Barack Obama 'humbled' by visit to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island jail

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MANDELA 'BACK' IN HIS ROBBEN ISLAND CELL - BBC NEWS

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http://www.socialworkdegreecenter.com/10-celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-adopted/

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https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/nelson-mandela.html

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Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th July 1918 and died 5 December 2013

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Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th July 1918 and died 5 December 2013

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/two-photos-that-show-how-much-south-africans-loved-nelson-ma?utm_term=.wqOr93j44#.qc7293Lkk

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Nelson was respected and loved by so many people that thousands lined up to say their farewells at his funeral

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Nelson was respected and loved by so many people that thousands lined up to say their farewells at his funeral

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/crazy-examples-of-the-mandela-effect-that-will-make-you-ques?utm_term=.eipj7mwPP#.xa4yGg5aa

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Nelson Mandela is remembered by so many people that a large group of people  remember him dying while he was still in prison, in fact,  one woman even claimed that she remembered seeing about his funeral on the news. However, Nelson only passed away 4 years ago in 2013 at a ripe age of 95. There have been many other cases like this where scarily large amounts of people remember something differently from how it is, this is called the Mandela effect (named after Nelson Mandela).

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Nelson Mandela is remembered by so many people that a large group of people  remember him dying while he was still in prison, in fact,  one woman even claimed that she remembered seeing about his funeral on the news. However, Nelson only passed away 4 years ago in 2013 at a ripe age of 95. There have been many other cases like this where scarily large amounts of people remember something differently from how it is, this is called the Mandela effect (named after Nelson Mandela).

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https://beyondmoney.net/2013/12/08/what-did-nelson-mandela-stand-for/

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Nelson Mandela was an inspirational leader who believed in many thing most importantly freedom and equality for the people of his country.

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Nelson Mandela was an inspirational leader who believed in many thing most importantly freedom and equality for the people of his country.

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https://www.christiantoday.com/article/nelson.mandela.and.his.faith/34956.htm

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https://prezi.com/m/e-gvbufpqoqe/nelson-mandelas-beliefs-and-values/https://prezi.com/m/e-gvbufpqoqe/nelson-mandelas-beliefs-and-values/

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this picture is an aurasma

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On May 9th 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa's President. He was a fair and equal President and made many laws involving racial equality.

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On May 9th 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa's President. He was a fair and equal President and made many laws involving racial equality.

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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nelson-mandela-released-from-prisonhttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nelson-mandela-released-from-prison

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http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-26/sports/sp-5307_1_south-africa

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Nelson earned a life sentence in prison for protesting for racial equality but thanks to his many supporters he was released after 27 years of imprisionment.

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Nelson earned a life sentence in prison for protesting for racial equality but thanks to his many supporters he was released after 27 years of imprisionment.

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Nelson Mandela sent a racially diverse athletics team to the Olympics in 1992

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Nelson Mandela sent a racially diverse athletics team to the Olympics in 1992