I always knew that hamburger was made out of cows, but I was very upset when I found out that the cow actually had to die. Before finding that out, I thought that huge chunks of flesh were scooped off of living cows, and that they survived this procedure. I must have thought the world was full of cows with big chunks scooped out of them... either that or that the missing chunks grow back.
I recently shared this childhood belief with a friend of mine. She thought it was morbid, and I said, "What, more morbid than death?"
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- i thought the chunks in blue cheese dressing were bunny turds because we had a rabbit and my mom told me soAnon
- I used to believe that the chunks in chunky peanutbutter were actually bonesAnon
- i used to believe that the chunks in chunky peanut butter were bugs.— Lauren
- When I was little I thought cows married horses, cows were all female and horses were all male. — Sheila
- I used to believe that brown cows made chocolate milk and white cows made regular milk.— andrew mient
- I used to believe chocolate milk came from brown cows and regular milk came from black and white cowsAnon