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i used to believe - the childhood beliefs site

I Used To Believe is a funny and bizarre collection of ideas that adults thought were true when they were children. It will remind you what it was like to be a child, fascinated and horrified by the world in equal parts. The following pages will reassure you that the things you used to believe weren't so strange after all...

You can add your own to the site. If you think your beliefs were strange, check out our most common beliefs and discover that you're not alone!

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I Used To Believe That Jail & Prison Are Both Timeouts For Adults/Grownups

Kelly Bulanek (from the law : criminals)
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I used to believe the voice sped up at the end of ads was really just the world's fastest talker.

Anon (from media : adverts)
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i thought kangaroos were giant rabbits

Anon (from animals : general)
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When commercials say "Comes as shown", I thought they were saying "Comes with shown", and I wondered why they kept saying it came with a "shown" without explaining or showing what it was.

Anon (from media : adverts)
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I used to believe that if I caught butterflies, a fairy would grow inside.

Cami (from animals : creepy crawlies)
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I believed that dolls could feel when I didn't love them, that's why I treated them well.

Anon (from kids : toys)
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I used to think that I could catch the clouds

Isabela Verduzco (from nature : weather)
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I used to believe that a rabbit lived on the moon

van (from nature : outer space)
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I used to believe that what happened in science fiction/horror is movies was real

Anon (from media : films)
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I used to believe that every time I went to church, I got "points" to go to heaven.

Poxy (from religion : church)
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I thought the big apple was literally a giant apple in New York

Anon (from the world : places)
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I thought that Count Dracula was the count from Sesame Street

Anon (from media : tv)
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I used to think my grandparents were born in prehistoric times.

Anon (from grown-ups : family)
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I used to believe that everyone who didn't die of murder or accidents died on their 100th birthday. And wondered why people didn't plan for it and throw a party.

Anon (from death : people)
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that Guerilla Warfare was called "Gorilla Warfare" and it's about fighting gorillas

Anon (from the past : wars)
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I thought Albania was the state of Alabama

Anon (from the world : places)
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i thought 'locus of control" was spelled as "locust of control".. like the bug

Anon (from language : speaking)
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My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky

Lili (from food : chewing gum)
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I thought Whoopi Goldberg was the inventor of the Whoopie Cushion

Anon (from people : names)
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i was watching the news, when i was 17 and started talking to myself and the news anchor man answered back, i am 68

Anon (from media : tv)
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