When I was younger, I believed that because blind people were awake with their eyes closed, they slept with their eyes open.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I used to think that blind people always had their eyes closed.Anon
- i used to think that if you were blind you had to have your eyes closed. Anon
- When i was younger i used to believe people blind had no eyes.— Kenza
- I used to think that if you closed your eyes, you convince others that you were blind.— katie B
- I used to believe that you were only classed as blind if you had your eyes closed.Anon
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon