i used to believe that when you did the splits your legs would fall off.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby
- when i was little i always asked my mom if my aunt had ant legs or people legs.— kelly
- I used to think a female daddy-long-legs was called a "mummy-long-legs".Anon
- I thought if you trip and fall down you fall at the speed of light!— Dietrich Corby
- I used to believe that if I wet my legs in the sea I would become a mermaid.
— andrea - that pickles were octopus legsAnon