The brand Fruit of the Loom is almost ubiquitous in the world of underwear and casual wear. You have likely seen its logo, if not on your own body, on store racks or at least in ads. Now, in your mind's eye, picture it. What do you see?

For years, countless people have been taking to the internet to share their memory of the Fruit of the Loom logo. A lot of them have the same memory – a basket, rather, a cornucopia of fruit.

But they're all wrong. At least, Fruit of the Loom claims that is has never had a cornucopia in its logo and there is little concrete evidence to suggest that the brand is lying. So what could be behind this collective misremembering?

This week on Endless Thread, Ben and Amory embark on a quest for answers: Is the Fruit of the Loom cornucopia simply an example of the Mandela Effect (a pervasive mass-misremembering of a fact or event), or has someone pulled the woolen underwear over our eyes?

Show notes:

• Has the 'Fruit of the Loom' Logo Ever Contained a Cornucopia? (Snopes)
• Black T-Shirt logo (Reddit)
• Alan's Reddit post

This week on Endless Thread it's a producer takeover with Grace Tatter and Kalyani Saxena serving up some delicious online stories. First, Kalyani digs into why the internet is so hungry for perpetual stews (a stew that is simmered and added on to in perpetuity). Then, Grace dishes on a listener conundrum about whether salty Reddit posts are worse for us than sweet ones.

Show notes:

• ZAQ_Makes' Stewtheus (TikTok)
• Want to try perpetual stew? Some tips for avoiding foodborne illness (NPR)
• r/GirlDinnerDiaries (Reddit)
• Does Venting Your Feelings Actually Help? (Greater Good Magazine)
• Endless Thread Subreddit

Long before TikTok dances, there was the Dougie.

In 2010, Cali Swag District’s “Teach Me How to Dougie” went worldwide, and for the decade-plus since, people have been trying to learn the viral moves.

More than 15 years later, a Korean TikTok creator went viral for doing the Dougie… badly. He claimed to be learning how to do the Dougie day-by-day – but his moves were so stiff and awkward, viewers from around the world – including Endless Thread producer Kalyani Saxena — were suspicious. Was @JBStarMax faking being bad at the Dougie? Kalyani presents her investigation to Ben and Amory.

Show notes:

• “Day 1 of learning to do the Dougie until I can do it smoothly” (@JBStarMax on TikTok)
• Breakdancing (@JBStarMax on TikTok)
• Know Your L.A. Hip-Hop Dances: The Controversial Origin Story of The Dougie (LA Weekly)
• Ben does the crabwalk, and Amory does the worm (WBUR)