I once had a dream that this big scary gorilla came out of the toilet and chased me. After that, I was afraid it really would happen and was always putting the top down.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if a gorilla pounded its chest it liked you.Anon
- I used to be afraid that "boney Legs", a witch from a story Lived in the toilet. Anon
- I thought a Monkey was just a baby Gorilla and when they grew up their Tails fell off!— Brainhead
- For the longest time I used to believe that "Dracula" was a gigantic gorilla with fangs, not unlike King Kong.— Mark Cidade
- I was convinced that Gorilla soldiers in Vietnam in the 70's were real Gorillas attacking other Soldiers.— Mario
- that Guerilla Warfare was called "Gorilla Warfare" and it's about fighting gorillasAnon