When I was five, a tidal wave made big headlines. I asked my dad what a tidal wave was and he told me it was a giant wave caused by whale farts. I continued to believe this until 4th grade when we learned about tidal waves, but I only learned the truth after blurting out, "tidal waves are caused by whales that have eaten too much beans!"
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- I thought a tidal wave was acutualy a title wave because if the wave was big enough it had its own title!— Nate
- Backstreet Boys - I want it that way? I heard "I was born on a tidal wave— gembop
- I used to believe that the waves in the ocean were made from whales swimming by...— Tina
- I used to believe that waves were made by whales who lined up in a row and flapped their tails.— Passionola
- I used to believe the whitewash on waves was actually whale pee.— Tessica
- Waves are whales and sharks moving up and down under the waterAnon