i used to believe

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I used to believe that dried cylindrical hay bails in fields was where shredded wheat came from and the frosted kind happened when the cows dropped milk on them.

Anon (from food : general)
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My mom told me that eating meat would make me tan. I belived this for about two years. Then one day I told my friend and she laughed and said that it wasn't true. No wonder I'm so white.

SJ (from food : general)
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There is large factory in the largest city near my hometown that has an impressive smokestack. When I was little, I thought that the factory was where clouds came from.

Anon (from nature : weather)
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I used to believe the local Catholic church was Disney Land.

Sherri (from religion : church)
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When I was small, I believed that serial killers somehow killed people with breakfast cereal (choking them, beating them with the box, ect.).

Jessica Tinch (from the law : criminals)
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When I was little my father would tell my sister and me that if a boy kisses you your nose would fall off. I learned he was lying when a oy kissed me on the chhek

saphire (from grown-ups : family)
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Washable markers could actually be washed off of paper

Anon (from kids : toys)
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When my sister was little, around 4 years old, I actually convinced her that chocolate milk came from brown cows.

Neta (from food : drinks)
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I used to believe as a child that t-storms (aka thunderstorms) where actually tea bags falling from the sky.

Samantha (from nature : thunder and lightning)
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As kids my brothers and I were told that if we pulled our belly button out our butt's would fall off. We spent HOURS trying. We could never quite get to them.

TawnyKat (from body parts : belly buttons)
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