When I was in fourth grade, I figured out the question that has puzzled scientists and theologists for centuries: I realized that the universe was a large shoebox under the Mr. Rogers' bed. I would have called a press conference to explain my revelation, but after I had a bit of trouble trying to figure out how I had arrived at that conclusion.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- Anytime you had a question (any question at all) you just called the president.— Erin
- At nights, when I have trouble sleeping, I used to hear large footsteps - something like the Godzilla.— John
- There was a Chinese takeaway near us called the Orient Express. I thought it was Onion Press. Yeah.— Spook
- I used to believe that scientists were robots and they had some kind of chip in their brain.Anon
- I used to believe that at the end of the universe was a big plywood wall.— matt
- I used to believe Sting was my dad in a parallel universe — Jenn Green