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I thought if you had a clock you could control time. I learned the truth when one day I got a clock as a present and asked how to do it :)
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ten of them, plucked out of tens of thousands
I used to believe…
When I asked my dad how bees collect honey he told me that they carry around little tiny buckets.
I used to see dust particles floating around and thought that they were tiny alien spaceships coming to invade the earth.
I used to believe - until maybe the age of 12 - that the Pullitzer Prize was in fact the "Pullet Surprise," as in, "Surprise! You won!"
I used to think that entrails was another word for nature trails. I got surprised when I found out what it really meant!
I used to believe…
When I was about 4 or 5 years old I used to think pretzels were made out of wood from trees...When my father did firewood I would pick up pieces and chew on them and complain how they needed salt.
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I used to believe Mexican food was made from real Mexicans!
I used to think one word in English was another word in another language.
I.E.- cat might mean hair
I would shout random words at my sister thinking I was yelling at her in French. ::shakes head::
I thought the reason no one liked Lady Macbeth because she was cruel and said bad words to her dog (Out, out, damned Spot.)
I used to believe…
When I was a little kid I used to believe that tissue paper was money and that you could have a box of money.