when i was younger my brother told me that the 'angel of the north' in england was put there because in the past the devil came down and he shot big balls of fire down and was killing everyone. so apparently the people put the big statue thing there to protect themselves and the devil hasnt been here since because of it.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- When I was a child my Grandma told me if I threw food on the fire I was feeding the devil— Anthony P.
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- i thought when you flushed, it went down to hell and that's what the devil fed the people in he..— Barb.
- My mum told me that if you eat while you're on the toilet, you're feeding the devil! — Claire
- Grandmother told me if I whistled in the bathroom the devil would come get me because I was whistling for him.— Peanut @ Lake Tawakoni Tx
- My sisters told me, and I still believe, that the 'Hokey Pokey' is the Devil's song.— You shake it all about...