Im Irish and had never heard of Martin Luther. When I moved to the USA I assumed Martin Luther King was his son.
Im also 35 and only found out last weekend that the 3 musketeers werent real...... I was flabergasted.
I believed many a strange thing really. After last week end Im beginning to wonder if half the things I believe are fairy tales
A childhood belief about history

others believed things like this
- I used to believe Martin Luther King chose your birthday.Anon
- I thought the guy who got shot at the beginning of Gunsmoke was replaced every week by a live guy.— Monica
- I believed a star that I later found out was the planet Venus was the Tooth Fairy— Jillybean
- When i heard about Irish Bombers on the news during the 70s i used to think that planes were dropping bombs.— Moose
- I used to believe that the heart at the beginning of the I Love Lucy Show was made of real chocolate.— Krissa
- When i was a a kid i thought the tooth fairy was really real— Jocelyn