My big sister was told by my older brother that our home county of the Isle Of Wight, England was the designated target for three nuclear warheads, should war be declared. She realised he was lying when she was 20 years old. Studying for a degree.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- my uncle got sent to prison on the Isle of Wight. I thought that he had been sent into exile.— nns
- I used to think Mr. Rogers lived at Target because I always saw the Target logo before/after his show.— stephanie
- I used to belief sloths lived in trees outside my childhood home. My older sister told me so.Anon
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- When I was 5 years old I tought it would be a nuclear war every time I'v played with playmobil.— Sgt. Miller
- i used to think that every family had a brother and sister and they married eachother when they got olderAnon