When I was very young I used to think 'human beings' were 'human beans'. (This goes back long before I could read so I was judging by the sound of what people were saying.) So this meant I thought that people grew from the ground like a runner bean.
A childhood belief about reproduction

others believed things like this
- I used to think people were called "human beans".— Dave
- I used to believe that all of the human beings were Gods little dolls.— Danielle
- i used to believe that the voices in my head are actual human beings.Anon
- i used to belive that kidney beans were bean shaped things that grew in kidneys... untill yesterday — Jokey
- I used to believe that if you used people shampoo on a dog, the dog would turn into a human.Anon
- I used to believe that the cows owned by my grandfather slept lying on the ground like a human at night.— Eric