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Viral Mandela Effect Post Asking If The Sun Used To Wear Sunglasses

This image is a screenshot of a social media post against a solid black background. It features a user profile picture of a young woman, the username 'soup' paired with a strawberry emoji, and post text that reads 'possible mandela effect here but did the sun used to have sunglasses'. The question references the common trope of anthropomorphized cartoon sun characters often being depicted with sunglasses, leading many people to potentially hold a false collective memory of a standard widespread sun icon wearing sunglasses, which is the core of the claimed Mandela Effect.
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possible mandela effect here but did the sun used to have sunglasses

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possible mandela effect here but did the sun used to have sunglasses

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a social media post against a solid black background. It features a user profile picture of a young woman, the username 'soup' paired with a strawberry emoji, and post text that reads 'possible mandela effect here but did the sun used to have sunglasses'. The question references the common trope of anthropomorphized cartoon sun characters often being depicted with sunglasses, leading many people to potentially hold a false collective memory of a standard widespread sun icon wearing sunglasses, which is the core of the claimed Mandela Effect.

Origin notes

This screenshot is sourced from an RSS feed of the X (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg, which shares popular viral memes and social media posts. The original post was made by X user 'soup', and gained traction online as viewers discussed their own conflicting memories of sun illustrations with or without sunglasses, fitting into the popular online trend of sharing Mandela Effect observations.

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