Here are eight reasons why so many Americans think they remember entertainer Ed McMahon handing out big checks at people's front doors.

'Mandela Effect': Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House

Here are eight reasons why so many Americans think they remember entertainer Ed McMahon handing out big checks at people's front doors.

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