My dad used to tell me that my eyes were green because I was full of crap. I didn't get the joke for a long time, but when I did, I looked at him and said, "So that's why you have brown eyes?"
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- I used to believe that my eyes were brown because I ate too much chocolate. Thanks, Dad!— Christine
- i used to believe that if you watched TV for a long time, your eyes would turn into squares.Anon
- Drinking coffee before your 12 yrs, old will make the white in your eyes turn brown.— dawn b.
- I used to think all people with green eyes were IrishAnon
- i used to believe that people with blue or green eyes saw that certain color— mellactica