random beliefs

A friend beleived that when a parachutist went from freefall to "under canopy" they went up rather than down for a while. She was 25 at the time

Anon (from the world : sport)

I was so sure I was bionic that I gathered some schoolmates together to demonstrate my superhuman powers by pushing my school a few feet. To my great surprise, it didn't even budget.

Eddie (from body functions : special powers)

I used to think that cinemas needed a massive Dvd to slot in underneath the big screen when I was little so I always used to check when we went to the movies!

Sophie (from media : tv)

I knew the "Dr." was an abbreviation for "doctor," but I didn't know it was also an abbreviation for "drive." So whenever I saw a road sign that said "Dr." after a word, I thought it was "doctor."

Anon (from language : reading)

As a child, I didn't watch TV: I only heard people talking about it. As a result, I used to believe that there was a children's TV series set in Australia called 'Skippy the butch kangaroo.'

Lesley who didn't watch tv as a child... (from media : tv shows)

When my sister was little, she thought that the designated hitter at a baseball game was the hitter that didn't drink!

Queeny (from the world : sport)

I used to believe - until maybe the age of 12 - that the Pullitzer Prize was in fact the "Pullet Surprise," as in, "Surprise! You won!"

joshi (from language : speaking)

I used to believe that my body was a costume with me in it.

Silver (from body parts : general)

My grandma told me that smelling people's farts would help us grow taller. I'm pretty sure she did it for her own amusement.

Mike (from body functions : farting)

When I was a young child I used to believe that when you ran for presidency, the person that could run the furthest without stopping became president.

Anon (from the world : politics)