i used to believe

since 2002 — 77,034 childhood certainties, every one of them wrong

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Twenty-four years of things grown-ups were completely certain about when they were small. Fascinated and horrified by the world in equal parts.

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I was told as a child that pickles were made from cucumbers. I had only seen big cucumbers like in the grocery store, so I assumed the pickling process shrunk them down and made them bumpy!

— Metostopholesfood : gherkins

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I used to believe that the world map only took up half the globe and that there were even more countries on the other side

I used to think watching a movie in the theatre was watching it being filmed live like watching a play, but once you bought it on dvd is when it became a recording

I used to believe when there was a tsunami I could to put myself in a pool to save me

I used to believe it was illegal to not recite the pledge at school.

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I used to believe…

For a long time through the TV Guide I thought the Tim Allen sitcom, "Home Improvement." was an actual home improvement show.

I used to believe…

As a kid, I thought ice came out the ice farm. Yes like Minecraft.

everybody believed these

the ones thousands of you sent in, near enough word for word

Condom is short for condominium
Condom is short for condominium
You must marry someone with the same surname as you.
You must marry someone with the same surname as you.
Wee turns a different colour in swimming pools
Wee turns a different colour in swimming pools
Salt cools food down, pepper warms it up
Salt cools food down, pepper warms it up
Factories make clouds
Factories make clouds
People killed in films or on TV die in real life.
People killed in films or on TV die in real life.

…and the rest of them in the common beliefs section

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