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I used to believe that WB Mason was a former president of the United States

Anon

When I was a child I used to believe Cancún was the only place in Quintana Roo

Anon

As a kid I didn't know about political views, so I thought that in elections people just voted for whoever they liked more as a person. I remember seeing polical comedy featuring him on TV and thinking "George Bush is pretty funny, I hope he wins again!"

Anon

In 1998, I was at a Renaissance Faire in Pennsylvania for a school trip. It was set in Elizabethan times, and the main event of the day, the Ultimate Joust, had an actor playing Queen Elizabeth I there. However, she was referred to as "Queen Elizabeth," and the Queen of England at that time was Queen Elizabeth II. I honestly thought that the *current* Queen of England, Elizabeth II, was actually at that joust, especially since I had no idea what she looked like back then.

IMMarkotron

I thought that in order to get to Canada, you had to go through Maine, since Maine was the northernmost state on the East Coast.

IMMarkotron

I thought the only countries that drove on the left was UK and Hong Kong

Anonymous

I used to believe New Zealand and Australia were part of the UK because they have a UK flag on their flags

H

I used to believe that Africa was the biggest country and Luxembourg was the smallest.

Anon

When I was little, I used to think that when I dug, I will arrive in China

Felix