I used to think that a shin was the pelvic bones that stick out. I thought it was strange that people and books always said that someone banged ther shin because I never did and it was a strange place to bang. I found out when I was in High School and everyone had a good laugh!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I thought when the Big Bang happened it made an actual bang noise— Catte
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- I used to believe that my name meant tongue. strange? I think so — Bella
- That the "Childcatcher" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang would come up the toilet + catch me while I was on it.— Kat
- I thought the women in Prisoner Cell Block H were actresses banged up in prison themselves.— Reb Kean
- I used to believe that Metal music was when a bunch of people would bang metal together to make noise. Ha ha.— Kassandra