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I remember as a child thinking that the amount of White on a cow was the amount of milk in them, it wasn't until I saw a cow that was completely White and mentioned to my boyfriend about it needing to be milked and him laughing that I realised how ridiculous that idea was

Erin

When I was little, before I learned animals even. My dad told me the black and white things in the fields were called moo dogs. I believed that until I was about 4.

Anon

When I was 3, I saw a commercial on tv with monkeys. My parents convinced me that I was a monkey since I liked to climb on everything!

Tami

I was in a wood one time and my Auntie told me (cause she knew I was scared of snakes) that snakes grew in ferns! loads of them round the main paths, so I wouldn`t go off the path! I have had a fear of walking through ferns ever since!!!

Anon

Until senior year of high school I believed that roast beef was not actually beef. I never even stopped to consider what other animal it might be. I was simply certain, thanks to my older brother, that it was not beef.

Alli

When I was in preschool I believe giraffes had long legs so they could kick lions' heads off. I wrote a book complete with a picture.

Bex

I once believed the Goat Skull in the backyard would snap at and bite me if I went too close (thanks to my older siblings) and to this day I still feel that gut-wrenching fear when I walk past any animal skeleton.

Victoria

I used to believe that fax (as in fax machine) stood for Furry Animal Xpress and that the squirrels carried your messages back and forth across the power lines.

Justin

I used to believe that a Gammon was a fish. Im 17 and i only found out it wasnt like a couple of months ago.

Shawnee

When I was a kid, I was told that if you wore your shoes backwards, a bear will come and eat you.

Rich

I used to believe that chipmunks were just baby squirrels.

Haley

I used to genuinely believe that cowlicks came from cows licking you. I was probably three when we passed a pasture and I asked "is that the cow that licked me?" I will never live that down.

Anon

When I was four or five, I was sitting in the car with my whole family when my brother asked my grandpa where jaguars (the car) were made. I was surprised that animals were made in different countries so I asked "where are elephants made?" It took me a few years before I realized why everyone in the car was laughing at me!

Anon

I was so terrified after seeing Jaws that I thought my room would fill up with water and Jaws would eat me in my sleep.

Jeremiah Mattson