When you were a kid, did you believe that MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" was a warning to children not to play with hammers? Did you think that babies came out of your butt? Maybe you thought that the moon was made of ice and could only come out at night so that the sun wouldn't melt it? If you answered yes to any of these then this list is for you. Compiled by Bored Panda, this hilarious collection of weird and wonderful things that people believed when they were kids is sure to make you laugh. Believe us!
#21
True story: When I was a kid, I thought that MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" was a warning to kids not to play with hammers.
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#22
I thought that everyone heard the same thing but it sounded different to foreigners.
So when a spanish person said 'Hola' i presumed their friend would hear the noise of 'hello' and it was just people from different countries that heard it differently.
So when a spanish person said 'Hola' i presumed their friend would hear the noise of 'hello' and it was just people from different countries that heard it differently.
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#23
When I was little I thought the two prices on the backs of books for US & Canada were different bc you got charged more if you were Canadian.
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27points
#24
When I was 5 or so, I used to think that everything 100 years ago was all black and white, clothes, buildings, whatever. All because of black and white photographs. :(
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27points
#25
“I thought that men got pregnant with boys and women got pregnant with girls.”
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26points
#26
I used to believe that quitting something 'cold turkey' meant that you ate cold turkey instead of smoking or doing whatever else they're trying to quit. I figured that since cold turkey doesn't sound that delicious, they must be so distracted by how annoying cold turkey tastes that they forget about their addiction.
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26points
#27
I figured the moon was made of ice. And it only came out at night so the sun couldn't melt it.
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25points
#28
We had very ill fitting windows when I was a child.
My parents would often complain about keeping the curtains closed to keep the 'draughts' out.
I naturally assumed they were saying 'giraffes'.
Spent a few years living in fear that angry giraffes roamed the neigbourhood and would smash through any uncovered windows to try and get to the light.
My parents would often complain about keeping the curtains closed to keep the 'draughts' out.
I naturally assumed they were saying 'giraffes'.
Spent a few years living in fear that angry giraffes roamed the neigbourhood and would smash through any uncovered windows to try and get to the light.
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25points
#29
I used to believe that sex was only done in the hospital, and doctors would watch as the couple had sex. I believed this until I was 13.
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#30
I believed that each child was born with some sort of tool/appliance or whatever to symbolize what they'd become when they grow up. Like, if you were going to become a doctor, you'd be born with a stethoscope and they'd keep it for you till you grow into your role.
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23points
#31
When I was about four, our kindergarden teacher told us that there would be a fire simulation in the next few weeks when the firemen would come to our school. I was terrified, because I thought they would set our school on fire to teach us what to do in case a real fire started, and I was unsure whether the firemen would be able to deal with the fire before everything was destroyed.
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22points
#32
Not me but when we were little my brother honestly believed he could grow up to be an ice cream truck. Not an ice cream man, an ice cream truck.
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21points
#33
That the bands would actually be on stand by at the radio station and perform live in the studio. Every band from Backstreet boys to Elvis.
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20points
#34
Once when I was a kid, I heard my mum fart and when I asked if that was her she replied: "No, mothers have lost their capapility to fart." For the longest time I believed her and couldn't wait until I bacame a mum so I didn't have to fart anymore.
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#35
“When I use to see guys with sagging pants, I thought their penises were extremely long and that’s why their pants were so low.”
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18points
#36
That there were spaghetti farms....every time we drive by a field with hay on it my Dad told me it was a spaghetti farm...
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#37
That sex was just kissing naked. It's all I ever saw on t.v. sex scenes that slipped by my parents "don't look!" stage. When I finally had "the talk" with my dad he started off talking about sperm and how it makes babies. Freaked out, I yelled "it goes in her mouth?!" Still thinking that it was just kissing naked.
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18points
#38
After seeing some sort of Egyptian exhibit at a museum as a child, I asked repeatedly on the way home why there were only mummies and no daddies.
The daddy issues started young with this one.
The daddy issues started young with this one.
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18points
#39
“Until I was 16 I thought male pubic hair covered the whole penis. Like the whole thing. All of it.”
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17points
#40
When I was little I thought birds were having important meetings when they sat together on the telephone wires.
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