When I was little, I used to believe that when I woke up from sleeping, my hands were automatically totally clean. I would eat breakfast without washing them because I thought that they were germ-free from sleep.
A childhood belief about sleeping

others believed things like this
- To clean the goldfish you put washing up liquid into its bowl.— Sev
- I used to think that when it rained,it meant God was washing his hands Anon
- I used to think that the sleep in my eyes at the breakfast table were toast crumbs.— crawford
- I used to beleive that you could catch yourself sleeping if you woke up fast enough.— Amber
- When I first heard Matt Monro's song "Born Free," I thought he was singing "Porn Free."Anon
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la