When I was little I used to think that statues were actually the bodies of the famous people they depicted, covered in plaster. It seemed pretty normal back then, but now that I think about it, that's kind of creepy.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- When i was younger up untill i was like 8 or 9 i thought that famous people didnt poop only normal people!!!— kaitlin
- I used to believe that tv people were tiny famous people that lived inside that box with a window called TV.— Miguel Horacio
- I used to believe that all famous people knew each other.— Liz
- I used to think that mannequins were real people who had been beheaded. Creepy thought....
Anon - I used to think that I could meet famous people by inviting them to my birthday parties...— ClearScientist
- I used to think that when people died, their whole bodies were taken up to heaven, not just their spirits.— Karrie