I used to think that tassles, for some reason, were edible, until one day at a thrift shop, my mother caught me chewing on the tassles of a used military jacket. I was scolded, and my theory was debunked.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think that the clothes in the thrift store were new— Ellie
- I thought for some reason that chewing tobacco was REQUIRED for Major League Baseball players.— Jeff
- My mother told me chewing gum was made from horses hooves!Anon
- my mother told me if i ever swallowed chewing gum i'd turn into a pig, i believed this for many years.— stuart hayward
- i used to think glitter was so awesome and edible. i liked having shiny teeth.Anon
- My grandpa told me that edible part of the watermelon was blue until you cut them open. Anon