My sister believed that if her feet stuck out from under the duvet an earwig would grasp onto a toe and the fire brigade would have to be called to remove it.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- My sister used to believe if you stuck a Q-Tip in one of her ears her brain would pop out the other ear. — Mr.McMelon
- I used to be terrified of fire-flys because I believed they would burn if they landed on me.— kevin
- I didn't quite grasp the concept of time zones, and thought that Chinese kids went to school at night.— Giselle
- When i was little, i believed that if you slept with socks on, your feet would fall off.Anon
- Until about 6 months ago (I'm 21), I believed a bidet was used to wash your feet in.
Eep!— Rebekah - I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon