People Are Admitting The “Dumbest Things” They Actually Believed (30 Stories)

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“My dad used to tell us kids that a dwarf/little person worked in and operated every carpark barrier in the world. Every time he drove up to one he’d press the button for the ticket and say, “Cheers mate, hows the wife?” and fake a conversation as he waited for the barrier to open.” –fabulin

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“I believed my uncles “roommate” just slept on the couch…” –basicgirl_canteven

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“That sperm were the size of tennis balls and would burst forth from the head of your penis if you “slept with a woman,” slither across the bed up into her, and make the baby.

Thanks facts of life pop-up book with no adults willing to clarify that the objects within were not always to scale.” –billbapapa

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“A watermelon/apple tree will grow out of my stomach if I eat the seeds.” –ThatOneWhoSparkles

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“That there was an incredibly fat, slimy dinosaur called a Bloppiasaurus. I even made a whole report about it in kindergarten, based entirely off of the information my oh so intelligent and generous stepfather told me.” –BionicPigHeart

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“That someone could shoot me from the other side of a phone during a phone call. Whenever kid me was on a phone call, I always tried to end the call as soon as possible, and get away from the phone as fast as possible.” –terminatoreagle

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“That men can get pregnant too… Damn you, Schwarzenegger.

I was 6 and I saw a man with a big beer belly shopping for diapers at a mall. It made all sense to me and i was so happy i screamed omg u will have a baby !

I think I am gonna go re-watch Junior again.” –Royalwith-cheese

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“If you turn off a video game without pausing the hero is left paralyzed and defenseless. Yes I actually believed that.” –kaimcdragonfist

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“That the Great Wall of China had a cat adoption program.

I was meeting my friend’s boyfriend for the first time, and he mentioned that he had just adopted one of the retired Great Wall of China cats. China trains these cats to patrol the Wall and kill vermin, and at the end of their 7 year stint they are retired and adopted out to a forever home. I kept asking questions about it: How do you apply? Are they a specific breed? How do they get transported worldwide? In the end, he told me that he made the whole thing up because my friend had told him I was really gullible and wanted to see how far he could push it, but he didn’t think I’d get so enthused.

The worst part? I was in my mid-twenties at the time.” –_always_sunny_

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“I used to be so confused about the amount of time it would take to make movies because I was convinced they did it all in chronological order and when they did flashbacks to childhood, I was like “wow those actors are so committed” or I would think it must take a long time for their hair to grow or change in anyway and never considered it could be a wig.” –wieners69696969