I used to think people read books because of that overwhelming smell of the pages that you can bury your nose in, rather than the actual subject!
A childhood belief about reading

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when I farted, i could smell up all the stench before anyone else could smell it.— Tim
- that sneezes were caused by little pixies crawling up your nose and brushing past your nose hairs— Joanna
- My mother used ot tell me that if I picked my nose the 'Nose Spider' would bite my finger off.— Melanie
- When I was in Kindergarten I was told if I picked my nose my nose will go into eternal bleeding— Sam
- My grandparents always told me that if I picked my nose too much, my nose would get bigger.— The Mortal Elf
- I used to believe if you picked your nose, your brains would fall out your nose.Anon