19 Strangest Things People Believed When They Were Little

14.

I thought you only got your period once. Oh boy, was I sad when I realized how wrong I was.

15.

That cops would arrest you if you if you didn’t brush your teeth, that’s why they made you take a breathalyzer. Thanks Dad.

16.

I thought brown people pooped brown poop and white people pooped white poop. My first year in a predominantly white Anglican school proved that was spectacularly wrong.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.