when i was about 5, my dad told me that instead of horses defecating out of their rear-ends, they did so out of their hooves. i believed this until 6th grade
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My mother told me chewing gum was made from horses hooves!Anon
- I used to think dogs had hooves, because they make hoofbeat-like sounds when they walk.— Samuel Lamont
- When I was little I thought cows married horses, cows were all female and horses were all male. — Sheila
- My brother believed that bacon(his favorite food) was from horses. — Jenn
- I believed when young that horses with white faces were sick. My dad a great sense of humour— John Cavanagh
- I believe there are horses making the car go fast when people told me the horse power of a car.— Jake