When I was a kid I used to believe that we can catch a sea gull throwing salt at its tail. So i always carried some salt when going to the beach in case I saw one.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you could catch a bird by putting salt on it's tail— Eli
- I thought that veruca salt was green salt— Ninny
- I used to think that salt grew on salt trees.Anon
- I used to think that pepper was only used to mark where you'd put the salt.— BK
- Salt is bad tasting sugar.— cobra
- i used to think salt was made of sand— hibiscus