As I had long hair as a child my Mum would often say that there were lots of knots in it. I used to believe that the knots were black and white bees bodies stuck in your hair. Imagine the disappointment when I realised what they actually were...
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- When I was younger, I used to believe that the boogey man would tie my hair in knots at night.— Jasmine
- My parents said that gnomes tied knots in my hair while I was sleeping. I had insomnia for years.— Daria
- I used to think that everybody's hair was black and if you had blond hair, you dyed your hair.— ~_~CoolKid93_~_
- I believed that I had invented reef knots.— Phil
- .. the knots in wood would turn into dinosaurs. I was petrified of pine cladding.Anon
- I used to hold my hand over my hair whenever i left the house and it was windy incase my hair blew away— lisa