I used to think that Canada was only a 5 minutes drive away (I lived in New Jersey). But years later I learned it is more like an 8 hour dirve. And I must say, I was rather dissapointed
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a quarter after the hour was 25 minutes after the hour because 25 cents = a quarter.— Marni
- I thought the big hand was for the hour and the smaller one was for the minutes until i was in third grade.— Time Challenged
- I thought that a quarter hour was 25 minutes long, since a quarter was worth $0.25.— Crystal
- When i was about 5 - 8 i though the Power Rangers Existed!!
Got DissapointedAnon - I used to believe disneyland was under my sister bed. I was well dissapointed when I found out she was lying!— Joe B
- I used to believe that The Mall Of America was in Canada. — Adam