Until very recently, I believed that waterwheels on the sides of mills were there to move the water along in the river.
I am 44.
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I believed that clouds came from paper mills.— Ryne
- my husband believed, until recently, that the word "several" meant seven of something. — sheryl
- Until recently, my friend believed that Richard Starkey was the fifth Beatle.— Spook
- I used to think that the river police were there to stop naughty people from pulling the plug out.— Linda
- I used to think that the right sides of roads are empty in England, since everyone drives on the left.Anon
- how many us believed you would go down the drain with the bath water? I did!— Amy