I used to believe that birds had special boots that protected them from the electricity when they stand on high wires
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- I used to think that they only sold car boots at boot fairs! — Di
- I used to think eyeshadow protected your eyes from the sun somehow.Anon
- i used to believe that the hard toe caps on rugby boots were made from giant ants found in the amazon!— eryll
- I used to think that if you go into a shower nothing can hurt you because you're protected by water — Foxxip
- I used to think that adam and the ants' stand and deliver was 'stand in your liver'.....— wook
- I used to think that when you sent a fax, the paper went through the wires.— em