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I used to believe that "No outlet" signes meant that that street didn't have any electrical outlets. This was a warning for anyone wanting to move into that area.

I used to believe that if you stuck your hands or head or anything out of the window of a car, a giant steam roller with sharp edges and knives and pointy things would come and chop your arm off. Only dogs could sense when one would come, so they wouldn't get their noses chopped off. I always screamed at my dad for keeping his arm out of the window.

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When I was little, my mom used to put the radio on 'scan' and said that the only way to change the channels was to touch different areas in the car (seats, cieling of car, floor, console, etc.)! I believed her until I was like 11!

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When I was really little I was told by my Dad that when we were driving under a bridge I had to duck my head, or else it would hit me. I believed him for years and years...

I used to Believe that when you were stuck in traffic it meant that there was an old person infront that was driving slow and holding everyone up.

I used to believe that if you went over the speed limit in a car it would beep three times then explode. My dad used to do this to me and keep revving up all the time and I'd scream and cry.

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When I was 3, I went on a trip with my father that involved going on a commuter train. I was the only child on the train that I could see, and I was terrified that the conductor would come and throw me out because this was obviously a grown-up train.

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As a child, I could never figure out how the traffic signals knew when to change from green to yellow to red and back to green. After much puzzling over this mystery, I decided that there must be a person in the sewers at each intersection who would flip a switch whenever it was time for the light to change. I couldn't imagine why anyone would want such a job!

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In the rural area where my father lived when I was a young child, the areas of the road where the solid yellow center stripe indicated that it is was unsafe to pass the car in front of you were also marked by signs that declared DO NOT PASS. When I got old enough to read I was horrified to think that we were breaking the law over and over by passing these signs that clearly forbade it, but how else are you supposed to get where you're going?

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When I was little I thought that every plane in the sky was a space ship. I couldn't see the shapes too well because I needed glasses. I told my mom and unfortunately got no amusing response. She just said something about it being on the news every time

i use to think that in order to cross the street in a car that you had to push the pedestrian crossing button. I also used to the think that the blue reflectors on the streets were lights and i always wondered who turned them on every night.

I used to believe that the "watch for fallen rock" signs were about an old indian chief who got lost from his tribe and when we were driving through those fallen rock zones we had to look for him....Lee Rose Kentucky

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When I was little, I used to sit in the back of the car and "sing" with the car, which was the gears revolving in the car.

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When I was little, I thought that planes actually went all the way up into orbit. What's more, I actually maintained adamantly for years, despite my parent's denials, that I'd seen the earth out of a plane window about the size of a grapefruit.

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When I was young, I thought that if you put the hazard lights on while the car was moving, it would explode. I'm still not entirely sure where I picked this up.

I used to believe that you could drive when you were eleven...Now I'm 13 and know better!