My cousin showed me how he took out his eyes every night and put them in a little holder. Later I realized that these were actually his contact lenses.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that contact lenses were made out of fish scales— ddm
- When I was younger I thought the disc holder for our TV would explode if you put too many discs in. Anon
- I believed that I had a fake right big toe, having lost my real one in the plug holder (thanks Helen!)— Mike
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- I used to think a second cousin meant a cousin’s cousin.— Carlos Almonacid
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon