I used to believe that (on tv and therefore in real life) if shot or attacked, a person was only dead if they lay face-up in a spread eagle pose, and that lying in any other position meant they were just injured.
A childhood belief about people

others believed things like this
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL
- I use to beliee that if someone got shot or lost a limb in a movie they actually did in real life. Anon
- I used to believe that a wake was something you go to to try to bring the dead person back to life.Anon
- I used to think that the Eagle's song "Life in the Fast Lane" was actually "Pike in the Bass Lane."— Quilla
- i thought that new disney peter pan song said "spread your legs" but its really "spread your wings"— shasta
- I used to believe that Eagle Brand Condensed Milk was actually an eagle's milk!Anon