When I was a child, i used to believe that all aeroplanes were big when they were first made and that they reduced in size the more they flew. I didn't realise that planes were made in all different sizes.
A childhood belief about aeroplanes

others believed things like this
- I used to believe planes flew by being attached by strings like a kite.Anon
- When I was a child I used to believe that the moon was made of cheese
Anon - I had tinnitus as a child and used to believe that it was the sound that the devil made when he was closeby— Helen
- i used to think mashed potatos were made from apples becouse they were the same color(i was a very slow child)— apples and ornges
- I used to think that eggs were made in a factory. The oval shell made them fit perfectly in the egg cartons.— Sherry
- Phil Collins song "I missed again" - I thought it was "I pis*ed again" - didn't realise he was an alcoholic?!Anon