During an Eclipse (while I was at primary school) our head teachertold us that one day the Sun would run out and it would always be this dark. This led to a great deal of crying, believing it was likely to happen very shortly, if not now.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- When I was at primary school I used to believe you could only marry someone who was the same height as you!— Lucy
- In primary school, a whole bunch of kids including me believed that watermelon seeds contained ants. — Caff
- I always thought 'virgin' was Marys star sign and could never work out why it was such a big dealAnon
- my sister when she was little thorght head lice tried to borrow into her head to get to her brainAnon
- i used to belive that if i fell on my head my head would come off while i was doing a cartwheelAnon
- My mom had me believing that, like fruits and vegetables, the crusts of bread were the healthiest part.— StephTheGeek