i used to believe

since 2002 — 77,035 childhood certainties, every one of them wrong

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Twenty-four years of things grown-ups were completely certain about when they were small. Fascinated and horrified by the world in equal parts.

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I was told as a child that pickles were made from cucumbers. I had only seen big cucumbers like in the grocery store, so I assumed the pickling process shrunk them down and made them bumpy!

— Metostopholesfood : gherkins

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I used to believe that the world map only took up half the globe and that there were even more countries on the other side

I used to think watching a movie in the theatre was watching it being filmed live like watching a play, but once you bought it on dvd is when it became a recording

I used to believe when there was a tsunami I could to put myself in a pool to save me

I used to believe it was illegal to not recite the pledge at school.

I used to believe…

For a long time through the TV Guide I thought the Tim Allen sitcom, "Home Improvement." was an actual home improvement show.

everybody believed these

the ones thousands of you sent in, near enough word for word

Guerrilla fighters are really gorillas
Guerrilla fighters are really gorillas
Wee turns a different colour in swimming pools
Wee turns a different colour in swimming pools
The song "Bad Moon On The Rise" is actually "bathroom on the right"
The song "Bad Moon On The Rise" is actually "bathroom on the right"
Mirrors are windows to other worlds
Mirrors are windows to other worlds
Ice cream vans only play music when they've run out of ice cream
Ice cream vans only play music when they've run out of ice cream
Cheques (checks) and cash from the ATM are free money
Cheques (checks) and cash from the ATM are free money

…and the rest of them in the common beliefs section

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