places

I used to think that if I dug a deep-enough hole in my dad's garden (located in Virginia) and jumped through, I could fall through the sky into North Carolina.

Laurelai

My older brother told me that Mt. Rushmore wasn't carved by anyone -- the rocks just "grew up" in that shape. "how could anyone have made it?" I said maybe Superman carved it, because he could fly and carve at the same time. My mother almost fell off the couch, laughing.

Anon

When I was smaller I used to believe that there was always someone doing exactly what I was doing at the moment because the world is so big!

Tiyonna

I used to think the word "european" had something to do with pee, and that kids weren't supposed to say it.

Anon

I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and believed that the Golden Gate Bridge led one out of California and the United States: after all, the word "gate" always meant that it led to something else!

Joe

My cousin and I both thought Narnia was a real place when I was about eleven and she was about ten. I looked for it in my closet, and she thought a painting on my parents' bedroom wall actually came from Narnia.

Anon

I used to believe that Ireland was called that because it really is an island!

Anon

i used to think France was in the united states

TY

I used to believe that Africa was the biggest country and Luxembourg was the smallest.

Anon

My mom was 40 and we were going to Chicago... she told me to "book a hotel room by the ocean." She also confessed that she thought Hawaii was up by New York. Nevermind, because until I was 18 I thought the Statue of Liberty was in Washington state.

Juliet

in learning about the layout of my city (new orleans) i became aware that there was a west bank. i never liked being there because it didn't look as nice as other parts of town.

and besides, whenever the news was on there was talk about more bombs going off there.

scott f

I used to believe that China was attached to the United States somewhere up near Washington state.

Anon

i used to believe that the name 'Gibraltar' was actually spelt 'Gilbratar' for years and until quite recently I was convinced that there was 2 separate place 'jibrolter' and 'gilbratar' I had seen one written down, misread it and made no connection to the actual word. Even now if i see it written down i have to read it twice to make sure.

dopey_jon

because of the song "we, the three kings of orient are", a coworker thought "orientar" was a place until recently.

JP

I used to think the "The state line" actually had a white line separating each state.

Steve

When we were little me and my twin sister thought that America was the world and that every house was a country. So whenever we drove by houses we'd shout THERE'S CHINA! and when we ran out of countries we'd make them up. For instance THERE'S INGASHMITEN!

~!~SARA~!~

When i was about 8 years old i remember our teacher showing us a map of the world. The world on the map was flat and round, so i thought there was more countrys on the other side. One day when i was in grade 6 i asked my teacher if she would show me other half of the world, i was shocked to find out that was the whole world.

Jade Stone

Leading up to my first visit to a seashore, I envisioned that the beach would be a narrow strip of sand, only about three feet wide. To the landward side of that narrow strip, I thought, soil and vegetation would turn abruptly to pretty much the same as they were at home, a few hundred miles inland. On the seaward edge of the beach, I supposed, there was an abrupt vertical drop into deep sea waters.

Greg

up until about a month ago i found out that new england was NOT a state i was completely shocked i am 16 and have lived on the east coast since i was born i discovered my mistake this year in US history i haven't heard the end of it from my classmates

kelli

I used to think each country was it's own planet.

erin clements