when my mom was a kid she thought that if you caught a hummingbird, it would drill a whole through your hand.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- I used to think that my right hand wasn't my right hand anymore if I turned around.— Mike
- A billboard sign read: Moonshine kills.
I thought being caught outside by the moon would kill me. Humph.Anon - I thought second-hand smoke was bought off eBayAnon
- I thought that the word Copyright was like copying your right hand on the copier.Anon
- I thought the big hand was for the hour and the smaller one was for the minutes until i was in third grade.— Time Challenged
- My teacher held out a hand to say, "stop" but I thought she wanted a high-five.Anon