My aunt who is a highly intelligent 46 year old medical journalist, booked a cycling holiday in New Zealand because she thought the entire Southern Hemisphere was flat. This was 3 or four years ago.
A childhood belief about landscape

others believed things like this
- i used to think the whole world was new zealand— Matt
- I used to believe New Zealand and Australia were part of the UK because they have a UK flag on their flags — H
- I used to believe that the dust at the top of doors was highly poisonous and could kill you.Anon
- I used to think that blood flowed down one leg and up the other.
And I'm applying to medical school....— Nat - I was sad for many years because my aunt once told me I would go to hell for farting in church!— Tara
- i used to think my aunt sandra was aunt bannana.Anon