When I was little my mom told me cashews were named after Johnny cash and his shoes. I believed her for awhile and when I asked her years later she told me she had never told me that.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My dad told me "Hush Puppie" shoes were made from Basset Hound ears.— William
- My Grandmother once told me she could unscrew her feet. I believed that for years.— Andy Bettison
- I used to believe that gum was made outta pig fat becuase of what my dad told me. I believed him for years.— Maddy
- My father told me that Spam was a mix of sparrow and ham. I believed this for years lol— Tara the Terror
- my mother told me if i ever swallowed chewing gum i'd turn into a pig, i believed this for many years.— stuart hayward
- My Mum told me she invented skipping and I believed her and told all my friends - still living that one downAnon