i used to believe that in sops/dramas that their name on set was their real name and when my mum told me that it wasnt their real names i was so shocked. i thought she was lying.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- i used to believe dragon ball z was real
and namek was in another dimension
and every show on tv was realAnon - I used to believe that boys were like robots and had no real feelings, that they were not even real people.— Lisa
- i used to believe that the telly tubbies were real because the rabbits are real!!— hotty
- the beatles song 'mean mr mustard' says "shes a real go-getter", i was sure it was "shes a real coconut"...— sally
- My jew friend told me god was real , and i believed itAnon
- I used to believe that if you told a lie, Dragonflies will come and sew your mouth shut. For real.— Casey