# Have you ever heard of the Black Tom Explosion, and if so, when was the first time you ever heard of it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-the-black-tom-explosion-and-if-so-when-was-the-first-time-you-ever-heard-of-it/941579 "2021-05-07T06:08:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-the-black-tom-explosion-and-if-so-when-was-the-first-time-you-ever-heard-of-it/941579/40 "2021-05-07T22:29:05Z")
Would that be in the alternate Universe where the History Channel actually broadcasts …_history?_ 😜 > [@The Physical Geography of the world and our historical timeline are being supernaturally changed as I type this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physical-geography-of-the-world-and-our-historical-timeline-are-being-supernaturally-changed-as-i-type-this/941576): > > Hello, SDMB slight_smile I know that many of you have heard of the Mandela Effect (if you haven’t, I advise a google search). I’m posting this message to share something important: the geography of our world and our historical timeline are being supernaturally changed as I write this. South America has been shifted thousands of miles east of where it once was. The size, shape, and location of countries and continents- Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea- are apparently being altered on a daily b… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-the-black-tom-explosion-and-if-so-when-was-the-first-time-you-ever-heard-of-it/941579)._