I used to believe that when if I stood outside for too long in one spot and there was a bird flying overhead that it woudl poop on my head.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- My Dad use to tell me if I pouted and stuck my lower lip out, a bird would come and poop on my lip.— Tom
- When I was little, I thought that since boys stood up to pee, they could stand up to poop.— Lacey
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova
- I used to think that if you ate nuts and seeds that minature trees woudl grow in your stomach.— Gillian
- If you stood in front of the fire for too long your spine would melt!— Helen, Cumbria
- I thought that I could get a suntan if I stood really close to a fire for long enough.— Mat