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I used to believe that there where dead people in the bases of bouncy castles.

Anon (from death : people)
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I thought that a mosque (a muslim church) was a place where mosquitoes live.

Anon (from religion : church)
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After thinking about it hard, my sister, aged about 6, asked, "Mummy, if people die standing up, can they use them again in shop windows?"

Alex (from death : people)
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when i was a kid, my mom told me that my belly button was a scar from where an indian shot me in the belly. fortunately she was able to sew it up...

Anon (from body parts : belly buttons)
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After watching the movies Volcano and Dante's Peak when I was WAY too young, I was afraid to take a shower or bath for a week because I used to believe lava would come out of the taps.

Leah (from at home : bathrooms)
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My father believed that President Lincoln was famous for freeing the sleighs. Dad hypothesized they must have gotten stuck in a snow drift, and Lincoln went out and got them unstuck. Really.

Marissa (from the past : history)
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When I was about 6, I thought that all black cars were owned and driven by "bad men" and used to duck behind walls when I saw black cars drive by.

Fi (from transport : cars)
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When I was 3, my brother told me there was a new kind of bee that looked just like dandelion seeds. It was late summer, and I had never experienced quite that level of terror before.

Matt Dukes (from nature : plants)
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When I was small I was told that sausages came from pigs and I thought there was a little hole in their sides where the sausages came out. I even drew it for my teacher for homework

Laura (from animals : general)
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I called every body part my elbow. For example if my leg hurt I would say my elbow hurt.

Kady (from body parts : general)
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