When I was a little girl, I was completely mystified by McDonald's restaurants and their amazing ability to have exactly what you ordered ready so quickly.

I used to believe, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that each and every McDonald's employed a psychic. This psychic would sit in a small, white room and predict what each and every person was going to order before they even arrived at the restaurant. The psychic would then tell the cooks what to prepare so that your food was ready and piping hot when you got there.

Jess (from neighbourhood : excursions)

My mom used to always tell me, "You are what you eat." So I thought that if I ever ate a bug, or something still alive, I would turn into it.

Railegh (from animals : creepy crawlies)

I have a distinct memory of sitting on the school bus coming home from kindergarten one day and being absolutely convinced I was going to die. Why? Because the bus driver was drinking from a can of Coke and I knew from PSAs on television that drinking and driving killed people.

Kristina (from transport : cars)

One time, around 4th grade, I got into an argument with a friend. We were trying to decide if it was 'Old Timers Disease' or 'All Timers Disease'. When we asked my friends mother, we found out it was Alzheimer's.

Alice (from language : speaking)

When I was little I used to believe that if I went up the stairs in the dark then I would never reach the top. I would just keep walking up the stairs for ever.

Graeme (from at home : around the house)

i always said that i hated fish, until my nmum told me the truth when i was nine. those 'special chicken' sandwiches i loved so much were in fact tuna mayonnaise

chel (from food : general)

I used to think insects would walk along tree branches and *poof* become a leaf. I misunderstood buds for bugs.

Lisa (from nature : plants)

up until about 6 years old i thought that clark kent turned into superman by running and tearing at his shirt. i figured that if i did this in exactly the same way i'd have superpowers too. this led to many a broken shirt.

gabriel (from body functions : special powers)

when i was young i used to believe tat a walk-in wardrobe was actually a wardrobe that could walk and bring your clothes to you.

Anon (from at home : around the house)

When I was little I believed that stoplights were activated when they saw their specified color. So, being a redhead, I'd duck every time I saw a stoplight.

Emily (from transport : traffic lights)