I thought that Indians got their bindi dot at birth. I kid you not, I thought that when a baby in that culture was born... that the doctor had a tray of jewels for the mom to pick out. Then the doctor would surgically implant the jewel onto the baby's head.
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- I once thought people would keep growing until they were as big as buildings if they didn't go to the doctor. — Tufty
- i used to belive that when the doctor opened his mouth and went aaaaaa i thought he was trying to eat me.— matt
- on "highway to hell" i always thought it goes "baby see, baby do" instead of "hey satan, payin´ my dues"— Miss Understood
- I used to want to be a doctor when I grew up, because doctors never die, as they can cure themselves.— Stuart
- my uncle was a doctor, so when he told me his vw could fly, i believed.— boodles
- i used to watch doctor who and every time i saw a darlic i wet myself literally.— Dan Barber