I used to believe that rain had an odor. I was not until years later that I realized what I was smelling was the scent of water hitting the pavement, the smell of tar.
A childhood belief about weather

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when I farted, i could smell up all the stench before anyone else could smell it.— Tim
- My dad thought when he was little, rain was caused by army guys in the clouds with rain guns. — Daughter of the Weird
- I used to believe I could control the weather by singing rain rain go away or blowing the clouds away.— Shannon
- I believed that the rain would melt everything...I was terrified to go outside in the rain! — Cris
- I used to believe reindeer made it rain because for many years it rained on christmas eve night.Anon
- I used to believe that if you stepped on the cracks of the pavement, a bear would jump up and eat you.— Nina