When children are little and misbehave, parents often come up with little lies to make children do as they say. Or some parents have a twisted sense of humor and think that it’s funny their kids believe every ridiculous thing they say because their little ones haven’t developed critical thinking yet.
Most often kids are good at figuring out that something their parents told them was not necessarily true, but the problem is that this knowledge doesn’t come from the parents themselves, so it could be that their children still believe the nonsense they fed them.
It happens more often than you think, plus as children we have our own understanding of things that are not true but, in the eyes of a kid, seem logical. People shared what were some of the ridiculous beliefs they had for way too long, answering Johnnyboi1322's question.
Do you relate to any of them? What are some of the facts that you believed for embarrassingly too long? Let us know in the comments!
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#21 Hat Sneezing W My Eyes Open Would Make My Eyes Pop Out

that sneezing w my eyes open would make my eyes pop out
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75points
#22 That Eating A Seed Will Cause That Tree To Grow Inside The Stomach

Eating a seed will cause that tree to grow inside the stomach
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74points
#23 That Eating My Vegetables Would Help Me Grow Big And Tall

Eating my vegetables would help me grow big and tall like my dad who’s 6’0
I’m a whopping 5’0 tall
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73points
#24 That The Great Wall Of China Was Actually Built To Keep Rabbits Out Of All Their Crops

My dad told me as a young child that the Great Wall of China was actually built to keep rabbits out of all their crops. I told people that for years…
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72points
#25 Hat The Ice Cream Truck Only Played Music When It Was Out Of Ice Cream

I’m late to the party but my parents told me that the ice cream truck only played music when it was out of ice cream.
70points
#26 That Artichoke Hearts Were Toxic

That artichoke hearts were toxic. All because my dad wanted me and my brother to leave them for him.
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68points
#27 That New Year's Fireworks Was For Sister's Birthday

Not me, but my sister is born on the 31 of december, so until her 5th birthday (I think), our father and I told her that all the fireworks were to celebrate her birthday.
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67points
#28 That Ponies Are Just Teenage Horses

That ponies are just teenage horses.
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63points
#29 That Horseshoe Crabs Had Poisonous Tails Like Stingrays And Could Sting You With Them

That horseshoe crabs had poisonous tails like stingrays and could sting you with them.
I literally thought this until yesterday
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63points
#30 That Microwaves Cause Cancer

I didn’t use a microwave until I was 13 because my parents thought it caused cancer.
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60points


