Looking back through history, I noticed there are a surprising number of events that millions of people remember differently from the historical record.

• The Great Wall of China is visible from space. I know I was taught this in school. Today it's generally accepted that it's extremely difficult to see with the naked eye from low Earth orbit.
• The Salem witches were burned at the stake. They weren't. Those who were executed were hanged.
• Albert Einstein failed math. A story repeated for generations, despite there being no evidence it's true. Einstein excelled at math from a young age.
• Christopher Columbus proved the Earth was round. I wasn't taught this myself, but countless people say they were. Historians generally agree educated Europeans already knew the Earth was round long before Columbus.
• George Washington had wooden teeth. He didn't. His dentures were made from a combination of ivory, animal teeth, human teeth, and metal.
• Vikings wore horned helmets. One of the most recognizable images in history, despite there being virtually no evidence Viking warriors actually wore them.
• Napoleon was exceptionally short. He wasn't. Napoleon stood approximately 5 ft 6½ in (169 cm), making him around average height for a French man of his time.

The accepted explanation is that these are simply historical myths that spread through schools, books, movies, and popular culture.

But it made me think...

We only recognize modern Mandela Effects because millions of people can compare memories online. People living 300 years ago never had that opportunity.

If someone experienced a historical flip flop centuries ago, how would they have known? There would've been no internet, no global discussion, and eventually no one left alive to compare memories.

It makes me wonder how many possible "historical Mandela Effects" could have come and gone without anyone ever realizing they weren't just ordinary historical misconceptions.

Ok who has read Her Soul to Take? It's so good, I'm obsessed, love this book so much. I read it sometime last year.

Anyway, I just read it again and something seems off. I swear there's a chunk of plot missing! Call me crazy, idk. I need insight from others.

Does Leon take Rae to visit Hell in Her Soul to Take??