What is the dumbest thing you believed when you were a kid?

[Solver]

Growing up on the foot of Table Mountain and thinking that Blouberg beach across the bay was actually America. My world has gotten much bigger since!

 

[AmutovSaydalim]

My mama told me when I was a kid that do not let the rain fall on your head, because the rain is dirty and you will get lice.

now I know she just wanted me to cover my head with umbrella or something on rainy days to avoid getting cold.

I miss her.

 

[LCBXX]

Is that the one about vehicle finance?

LOL no. Satan was literally everywhere but congregated mostly back-of-house in video rental stores.

 

[newby_investor]

LOL no. Satan was literally everywhere but congregated mostly back-of-house in video rental stores.

I think there was a typo.

I was thinking of "Stannic" instead of "Satanic"

 

[MrGray]

Democracy.

 

[dualmeister]

Carrots will help you see in the dark

 

[Dretastic06]

that during adverts the actors would go plan how the movie/series would end

 

[animal531]

We didn't celebrate Christmas, so instead of Santa I believed that Tarzan was real, even though some of the details surrounding him talking with the apes that raised him seemed suspicious.

 

[Smugs]

Religion..

 

[lexor]

"...that I will die if the beat of the music is faster than the beat of my heart ..."

As told to me by my Sunday school teacher !!!

 

[Priapus]

That adults knew best.

 

[Neptuner]

I believed if you swallowed bubblegum you would die, thanks dad.

 

[skimread]

Parents, school and teachers have your best interest in mind

 

[skimread]

That there is a special person for everyone.

 

[skimread]

Religion..

More like the church, state, parents and schools interpretation of religion

 

[s0lar]

That I could become president and play arcade games all day. Because well your the president who’s going to tell you different?

 

[RonSwanson]

 

[cguy]

"...that I will die if the beat of the music is faster than the beat of my heart ..."

As told to me by my Sunday school teacher !!!

That’s why methamphetamines are the only way to survive a rave.

 

[My_King]

I was never good with facial recognition. Thought Days of our lives Stefano Dimera was Pavarotti

 

[10:10]

That the Matrix was fake and just a movie...