I am scared to death by sharks and i used to think that a shark would come out of the toilet to KILL me. Luckly i grew out of that before middle school.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to think that the TV show "Shark Tank" involved actual sharks in a tank.Anon
- I used to think that a "pool shark" was an actual shark that lived in a swimming poolAnon
- I used to believe that "Earwigs lived in your ears", scared
me to death for years.— Will Chapman - I used to think that if you were scared "half to death" that you only had one scare left before you died.— Bush Hiddenofsky
- I believed one of the greatest dangers you could face was quick sand. I was scared to death of it.Anon
- I used to believe that Limabeans would kill you if you didn't eat them.
I flushed them down the toilet.— Lima