I used to think that there was a main, or central, place in the world. Kind of like a capital city, but of the world. I thought where I lived was that place.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I always believed that we lived in Manchester (we didn't) but it was always the main place on the local news!— Richard M
- When I was little, I thought that Amsterdam was the world capital of hamsters!— CountryWay
- I just to think that Norway was the capital of the world— Elin Norway
- I used to believe that the North Pole was the coldest place in the world and the South Pole was the hottest...— Logica
- I heard the song about Heaven being a place where nothing ever happened and thought, "What a boring place."Anon
- I used to believe that electricity was manufactured in a factory in a place called 'Electriz City'.— Sally