I used to believe that the moon was a reflection of the earth and the darker spots were the different continents reflections.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- i always thought I was the reflection and your reflection was a personAnon
- I thought that islands and continents were floating rocks so you could swim underneath them.— Kat
- When I was younger I used to believe that the darker your skin was, the dark your shadow would be.— Mary S.
- i used to think that the moon would follow you in the car, also that it looked like a half moon.— natalie k
- I used to believe that Moon is the kid of Sun, because it has less light and Moon smiles with kids. — Syed Arbab Ahmed
- I always saw a crocodile on the moon, none of this man-in-the-moon nonsenseAnon