I used to believe that the street lights around the country were all operated on one switch, and that when dusk came, Princess Diana would flick the switch and make all the street lights come on.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought that the street lights went out after everyone went to bed.— supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- I used to believe that there where little mice the the street lights that turned them on and off.Anon
- I used to believe that I could change street lights with my mindAnon
- "Traffic lights are operated by monkies inside of them" or so a very reliable source informed me.— guuy
- I used to think my grandma was Princess DianaAnon
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart