when i was little someone told me that you died if you put make up on.
they actually believed it
A childhood belief about people

others believed things like this
- When I was little I believed when an actor died in a movie, he died in real life.— Ben
- Turtles can fly. I believed it for ages.
My turtle got lost or probably died and I was told it flew away.Anon - When i was a kid i believed that you died if you swallowed chewing gum.— Jonathan
- I believed that those who died would be resurrected a year later.— crow
- Because of MAD Magazine, I believed that Elvis died while on the john, with a tub of KFC in his lap.Anon
- When i was younger i believed that when you died your soul use to go into a monkeys body— Ríoghnach