I used to believe that the white stuff that comes out of dandelions was poisonois or toxic. The only reason I found out otherwise was that a friend and I decided to feed it to my little sister. In hindsight, I thank my lucky stars that it wasn't poison! Hey, I was 5 years old!
A childhood belief about plants

others believed things like this
- I thought tonic water was toxic water and wondered why would anyone drink it if it is toxic?— Dr.Badguy
- when i was very little, i thought that all girls must do ballets, and that i was lucky who wasn`t forced to. — little miss from norway
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- When trains (subways) go underground, my little sister thought that the lights were shooting stars.— Katie
- when i was was little i thought that pop stars were stars in space would pop— roman honytoast
- I used to think stars were really shaped like you draw stars!Anon