I used to believe that the crusties that appear in the corner of your eyes after you sleep came from a little duck walking across your face in the middle of the night that would poop in the corners of your eyes. I used to try to stay up as late as I could to try and catch it in the the act.
A childhood belief about sleeping

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you pressed on the inside corners of your eyes that your eyes would pop out.— Sabrina
- when I was young I used to believe if I squinted my eyes and it was windy my eyes would stay like this forever— Jeanne
- I always thought that duck sauce (from chinese restaurants) was duck poop.
— emily - if i rolles my eyes, it would stay like that foreverAnon
- I used to beleive if i crossed my eyes they'd stay like that.. haha— L Bennett
- I used to think Billy Idols "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date" : - )— Shay