I used to believe that it was a 'tiger wave' not a tidal wave. You can imagine my confusion when told that a tiger waving had killed hudreds of people!
A childhood belief about disasters

others believed things like this
- I thought a tidal wave was acutualy a title wave because if the wave was big enough it had its own title!— Nate
- Backstreet Boys - I want it that way? I heard "I was born on a tidal wave— gembop
- I used to think a tiger was a female and a lion was a male... until I remembered Tony the Tiger.— Alysia
- I used to believe that if i didn't eat all my frosties Tony the Tiger would come and eat me— Frostie
- I used to believe that being a tiger would be a job like plumber or layer. It was my dream job.— Dom
- My uncle used to believe that he would grow up to be a fire engine or a tiger.
If only...— Josh Y.