I Used To Believe is a funny and bizarre collection of ideas that adults thought were true when they were children. It will remind you what it was like to be a child, fascinated and horrified by the world in equal parts. The following pages will reassure you that the things you used to believe weren't so strange after all...
You can add your own to the site. If you think your beliefs were strange, check out our most common beliefs and discover that you're not alone! We also provide RSS feeds if you like that sort of thing. There are currently 68144 beliefs on the site.
Some areas of this site contain content which is not suitable for children.
You can submit your own too - if you've seen something funny, share it with the world!
New from the creators of I Used To Believe, This makes me laugh is the web's funniest photo site!
I thought your teeth started out in your feet when you were born and they took a while to slowly travel up to your mouth before they popped through.
Kelly (from body parts : general)
I used to think that after you passed an off-ramp while driving on the freeeway, it disappeared.
Anonymous (from transport : cars)
after watching harry potter my brother told me that i too could go through walls (like they did to get to the other station) thanks to him i got a concussion
brothers little victim (from at home : around the house)
When I was very young I used to believe that when I went to bed at night, the thumping (my heartbeat) I would hear against my pillow was an army marching outside.
Nikki (from body functions : sleeping)
One day we sent my friend to return the boat locker keys to the life guard. When he came back he said proudly "That guy knew me."
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes," he said, "that was the guy who told me sand made ice cream more nutritious and I believed him."
Anon (from food : sweeties)
when i was about 8 my then friend told me a story about the toilet monster and how if you flushed the toilet he would come and kill you and hide you under the floorboards.my mum was so angry because i didnt flush the toilet for about 6 weeks or so..still abit weary about it now even though i'm 18 (i do flush the toilet i just run away straight after)
urban gorrila (from make-believe : monsters)
I used to believe everyone had outlines.
Hayden (from body parts : skin)
When I was younger, maybe about 5-6, I had two Imaginary friends named Littlee Fella and Micos. They lived under the bottom step of my staircase for a long time. I imagined that it looked like Mexico under there. Then, they moved into a hole in the wall of my bedroom. I used to pretend I could see inside and it was a dark room with a couch and TV. Once in awhile, you could hear Little Fella's mom yelling at him from another room.
Ashley (from make-believe : imaginary friends)
When I was little i thought that there were people whose job it was was to stand inside a stop light and make the lights change.
Anon (from transport : traffic lights)
When i was in the first grade, my friend told me that curly fries were pig tails, so that i wouldn't eat mine. I would give them to her to eat. Four years later when i was about 10 i realized that she told me that just to eat MY fries.
Sam (from food : general)
I Used To Believe™ © 2002 - 2010 Mat Connolley , web design and hosting by Iteracy. privacy policy
