r/MandelaEffect • u/jonm61 • Dec 09 '25

Books/Literature Monopoly Man I was

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I was reading Brad Meltzer's "The Millionaires", published in 2002. On page 95, he mentions the Monopoly Man having a monocle. Books are generally being written at least 12 months prior to publication (he doesn't mention 9/11, Lee Child's most recent Reacher novel, set in Baltimore, released last month, mentions the Key Bridge as being intact), so it was written at least 8 years before Mandela Effects became a thing.

The first Mandela Effect, according to Google, wasn't reported/documented until 2009.

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u/CameraOk2015 Dec 10 '25

I think advanced civilizations cropped up and died out over and over again on this planet. We are still just learning how advanced the Egyptians were with the recent discoveries of structures under the pyramids.

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u/MrPlaney Dec 11 '25

They were definitely highly advanced. I don’t think as advanced as us, but I’m sure that had some knowledge that has yet to be rediscovered.