I used to beleive that animal was another word for a prostitute. I thought this as when I was young I whatched this TV programme on which a man said 'This animal is fisty' when he was eyeing up a prostitute.
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As a little girl everything I said or did was about horses. One day walking with my grandma and talking about horses she says to me. "You know there are more animals in the world then horses." To which I replied, "I know grandma... there's ponies too."
My PawPaw told me fish couldn't feel it when he was dressing them to it becuase they didn't have feelings. I believed it until at 30 my husband said PawPaw just knew I was sensitive. I still believe.
I use to think that when people had colds and said they had frogs in their throat that they really did have a frog in there and I always wondered how it got there or why they chose to swallow a frog!
My brother was 15 when he thought this. I showed him a picture of a giant african land snail. He said "Oh my God! Are they this big?" he held out his arms as far as they would go. I said nothing. Then he said "Oh my God! They're this big!" He went on about how big they were, and that they must be faster than normal snails becasue they were so big too. (He has a phobia of slugs and snails) He beleived this untill after about a minute when he told my parents. They told him how big they really were.
When I was little I used to believe that T-Rex's and Tyranosaurus Rex's were two different kinds of dinosaurs. I embarrassed myself in front of the class once when I asked about this!
When I was little I heard things wrong all the time (due to multiple ear infections) and I went through life thinking that snakes that live around the house (like in the garden) were called Gardener Snakes! Now that I'm 18, I finally realized they are garder snakes...
I used to believe that birds had a grave yard, just like an elephant grave yard. I just knew there was a field somewhere with tiny little bird bones scattered everywhere. After awhile I gave up looking for it and decided that they all died over the ocean.
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i used to believe that dogs were furry midget who walked on for legs
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I used to think that if you hit a cow with your car, milk (and only milk) would fly all over the place!
When I was a kid, I was always afraid of walking under trees b/c I thought that snakes would fall down on top of my head. My mom told me that I should not worry b/c snakes in Texas could not climb trees, only snakes in Africa. I believed this until I was 16 and tried to explain it to a friend of mine. Needless to say, I am now aware that all snakes can climb trees!
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I used to believe bears made honey.
My older brother used to believe that rabbits laid eggs because of the Cadberry Bunny on the commercials that appeared to be laying Cadberry Eggs. He tried hard to convince me and my other brother and our parents wouldn't tell us any different. I guess they thought it was humerous.
My sister convinced me that sharks lived in my aunt's water bed. As we laid there trying to fall asleep, she'd start humming the Jaws theme under her breath and making waves until I screamed.
When I was a kid, my family had a black Scottie that passed away when I was in preschool. We then got a Westie, which my parents called an Albino Squattie (Scottie) Dog. So I thought that was really what the dog was called. When we had guests come over, I would tell everyone proudly that we had an Albino Squattie Dog.
To this day my friend (he's 17) swears that chipmunks are baby squirrels.
my dad always said his "dogs" were tired (meaning his feet),so when I was around 3, I thought my dad's feet really were dogs. my mother has pictures of me talking to and playing with my dad's feet.
When I was little I read a story in my Ranger Rick magazine about this baby worm who was warned not to go to the surface when it rained because he might squiggle onto concrete and then the sun would come out and dry him up. The worm didn't listen and soon he found himself on concrete, drying up quickley. Luckily, along came a little girl who saved him by picking him and up and throwing him into the grass. I believed that I was like that little girl and it was my mission to save all the worms that wiggled their way onto the pavement after a rain storm. I still try to rescue every single stranded, helpless worm to this day and I'm 20 years old. I also have an overwhelming sense of guilt if I can't get to all the worms.
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I used to think that bales of hay were cow cocoons.
When I was little I used to belive that cats were female and dogs were male and that they would marry. When my teacher told me otherwise it was a huge surprise.