I used to believe that candles were made out of ear wax. I believed this until i annouced it to my teacher in front of class when i was 5 years old. Her laughter confirmed my false assumption.
A childhood belief about teachers

others believed things like this
- As a kid, I use to believe that candles were made out of ear wax.— CC
- I used to think that the wax statues at Madame Tussauds were made of recycled candles and crayons.Anon
- I used to think my elementary school gym teacher's name was "Jim Class".— Brandon Campbell
- I used to believe that gum was made outta pig fat becuase of what my dad told me. I believed him for years.— Maddy
- Until I was about 12 years old I believed that homeless people were made up by my parents to scare me.— Angela B.
- I used to believe that the Chinese boy in my kindergarten class flew from China every day to get to class.— Debi