I used to believe that gibbons were mean little men with sharp teeth that travel up and down the river in dugout canoes......that's what my brother told me.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- When I was little my big brother told me that if I ate raw potatoes my teeth would grow curly. — Lauren
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- Until I was about 8 I believed that your back teeth keep growing in until you have a full circle of teeth.Anon
- When I was very young, I assumed that false teeth were taken from dead people's teethAnon