I knew that both men and women grew hair in their armpits. I thought both sexes shaved. It's just that it was a rule that men's armpit hairs grow that much faster.
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- I used to think a mustache grew out of your nose hairs. I tried to let mine grow, but it didn't work. — Barry
- i was told that if i kept biting my nails i would grow hairs on my tongue i was 10 yrs old by the way— charlotte anderson
- I used to believe that nose hairs were the other end of hairs on top of your head.— Walker
- When I was young ,I used to believe that if you ate a lot of soup you would grow faster .
thx mom — ngl - i didn't beleive this, but a kid my sister knew thought if he screamed in a really high voice, he ran faster.Anon
- If you eat your fruits and vegetables you will grow much faster and your muscles will be very happy!— Bruno