I thought cologne would make me smell better when I drank it. After having my stomach pumped I was told otherwise.
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- When I was little my dad told me that if you drank too much coffee it would make your skin turn black. Anon
- I believd that if you ate popping candy and drank softdrink just afterwards your stomach would explode— Kat
- I similarly thought that "Proud Mary" included the lyrics "pumped a lot of tanks down in New Orleans."— Larry
- I used to believe that when I farted, i could smell up all the stench before anyone else could smell it.— Tim
- I used to believe that if I pumped in my sleep and breathed it in I would turn into a rotting turnip!— Quako
- I used to believe that men drank beer and women drank wine. Anon