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When I was 3 or 4, I believed that Kermit the Frog was waiting at the foot of my bed with an axe, and would chop off my toes if I let them hang over the edge.

Jay (from at home : under my bed)
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My sister believed for the longest time that the word "Grandma" was actually GRAHAM ma. She even used to call our grandma "Graham cracker." :D

Anon (from language : speaking)
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Another religious animal (see Gladys the cross-eyed bear) was that American reptile "the prairie tortoise" who always seemed to feature just before the "Our Father"

paul (from religion : prayers)
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So, it turns out that Neil Diamond song ISN'T about a country pastor that goes by the name of "Reverend Blue Jeans."

J B Howard (from music : misheard lyrics)
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When i was a kid my famliy was on a road trip. We were driving when my mom pointed and said "that is a winery." I actually thought this was a place where they put kids who wined a lot.

Liza (from the world : places)
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I used to believe that cantelope was the stomaches of antelopes

Mandy Matthews (from food : general)
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I used to believe that one of my teachers morphed into my cat and spied on me at home. I was always scared to do anything while the cat was watching!

Emz (from animals : cats and dogs)
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I use to believe that thunder was created by 2 clouds bumping into one another. Mom told me this and she still believes it.

Anon (from nature : thunder and lightning)
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I thought people who used sign language had to spell out words one letter at a time using their entire bodies, like in the dance to the YMCA song.

Anon (from language : speaking)
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I used to believe that jelly came from jellyfish

Anon (from animals : general)
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