random beliefs

I used to believe that kissing was illegal until you were married, and that movie stars got special government permissions.

Anon (from the law : criminals)

I used to believe there were numbers called "onety" and 'twoty." I thought "twoty-nine" came before twenty.

CC (from language : counting)

not only did i think a hypotenuse was an animal, but i also thought that a hyperbole (pronounced "hyper-bowl") was a cousin of a hypotenuse or something. they were all in the hippopotamus family.

molly pelavin (from animals : general)

When my daughter was 3, she saw a cat using a litter box. She thought it was building a sand castle.

Debbie the Bad Swimmer (from animals : cats and dogs)

When I was younger, my mom used to tell me that if I swallowed watermelon seeds, a watermelon tree would grow inside me.

Nelly (from body functions : eating)

I thought birds grew from bird seed.

Jen (from animals : birds)

I used to believe that the orange and white barrels filled with sand on exit ramps were to cover up dead bodies and soak up the blood from the road after automobile accidents.

Anon (from death : people)

When I was little me and my twin brother used to think people would drive big trucks into the ocean and poor salt in the ocean.

Temple and Jack (from nature : water)

When I was young I believed that the windmills found in farmers fields were used to keep the cows cool.

Linda (from science : technology)

My dad told me and my siblings that we were only three inches when we were born and we used to ride around in his front pocket.

Anon (from grown-ups : family)