I used to think that the evolution of species included the transition from the "big, fancy white hair" of Federalist justices/presidents/etc. (pre-Jefferson) to our current bald, sometimes dark-haired politicians. I thought it had become genetically impossible to have those luxurious white locks.
A childhood belief about history

others believed things like this
- Remember the old Tubes song "White Punks on Dope". Thought they were singing "White Folks are Dumb"
— WailerMan - I used to believe that when I got old my red hair would turn pink before it went white.Anon
- I used to think that the song "Just like white winged dove" by Stevie Nicks was "Just like the white window" — Julia
- i used to think that white dog pooh that you used to see a lot was what little white scottie dogs didAnon
- I wish to beleive that white Christmast was for white people.— Ati Mosupyoe
- I used to believe that when it would be raining the white clouds lost to the dark clouds.— janet