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Does Shaggy from Scooby-Doo have an Adam's apple?

The Shaggy's Adam's apple Mandela effect.

🌀 What you remember

Shaggy has a smooth neck; the big Adam's apple is a new addition.

📼 What the record says

Shaggy has had a prominent Adam's apple since 1969. It's in the original character design.

🌀 Which do you remember?

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The case

This is one of the reverse cases: the detail is real and people are sure it isn't. Shaggy's lanky neck has carried a visible Adam's apple since the first Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episodes in 1969.

It's a small line in a simple design, and simple designs get simplified further in memory. When people see it again as adults it reads as a change, which is exactly how these cases start.

Why our brains do this

Minor details in a simple cartoon get dropped from memory, so seeing them again feels like a revision.

Sources: Wikipedia — Shaggy Rogers · Wikipedia — False memory: the Mandela effect

Where were you when you found out about Shaggy's Adam's apple? What do you remember?

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