when i was young, my brother told me that everybody's little toes would fall off when they grew old. i never could understand why my mum still had hers, but i still believed my brother for a long time.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I long believed that Ronald Reagan was Ronald McDonald's brother. And I thought it made him more impressive!— JB
- When i was little my older brother said rocks grew in your poop, so i went digging and never found anyAnon
- My brother once told me that if you burp and fart at the same time, you'd explode— Aubrey
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren
- when i was young i was told that if i played with or turned my belly button that my bum would fall off — lee hull