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30+ Dumbest Things People Believed As A Child That Made Them Realize They Were Actually Just Trolled By Adults

by Sophia

If there's one thing that has made us have so much shallow happiness when we were kids, it's probably because of all the things we believed back then that we didn't realize were actually dumb, now that we look back to them as an adult. It just makes you go thinking that we were just fooled by our parents and other adults back then, just for the heck of it.

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Well, we can't blame ourselves for believing anything that was presented to us—we did not have really much life experience...yet. As adults, it is also quite fun talking with kids and just enjoying how easily gullible they are and we will begin to realize we were actually at the other side of it back when we were younger and just happily dumb.

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It's fun to look back at all of the things that we used to believe, making us want to face-palm ourselves for believing such things but hey, we were just kids! Now, they are just some fun memories that we laugh at because of how ridiculously naive and unguarded we were.

When Twitter user Dr. Daniel Marven asked "What is the dumbest thing you believed as a child?" on the platform, the people delivered some of the most hilarious revelations of the kinds of lies that their parents and other adults told them to keep out of trouble. Some adults would just do this to troll the heck out of children, and at this age, we can't exactly blame them!

Check out the highlights of the replies below!

1. The things adult make us do just for their benefit

1. The things adult make us do just for their benefit
DanWithAPlan247
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2. Thanks a lot, Dad

2. Thanks a lot, Dad
Cazzagul
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3. Some adults probably still need this convincing, too

3. Some adults probably still need this convincing, too
suzemuse
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4. They follow us all!

4. They follow us all!
iamkeithnhika
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5. Definitely the dumbest thing we believed

5. Definitely the dumbest thing we believed
Adam_Worldwide
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6. Angels from heaven

6. Angels from heaven
Nolwandle_K
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7. Things at a long distance too!

7. Things at a long distance too!
TelloMokhathi
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8. We all thought it would be

8. We all thought it would be
MonicaRicci
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9. Oh, to be so innocent and naive

9. Oh, to be so innocent and naive
danicapelli

10. Colors in the world

10. Colors in the world
princessgig_

11. Toad in the hole

11. Toad in the hole
JoeyJoyful

12. Think about how society would progress if pregnancy actually worked like this

12. Think about how society would progress if pregnancy actually worked like this
ezzedoti

13. Literally on autopilot mode

13. Literally on autopilot mode
Kwazi_786

14. Or in a parallel world...

14. Or in a parallel world...
VolcanoAdvo27

15. We could pretend

15. We could pretend
alliespins

16. Carpets grew grass for this one

16. Carpets grew grass for this one
Eilatan87

17. The horror of swallowing watermelon seeds

17. The horror of swallowing watermelon seeds
MaleekahSuida

18. Don't suck it now

18. Don't suck it now
Billiedawnwebb

19. Maybe it is, in Willy Wonka's world, that is!

19. Maybe it is, in Willy Wonka's world, that is!
teresamaeyin

20. And if you just stared hard enough

20. And if you just stared hard enough
isabel_thalken

21. The birth of telephones

21. The birth of telephones
KSukEDUC

22. That would be ideal

22. That would be ideal
AhManDuh_

23. We can live with that!

23. We can live with that!
2MrsMoJoRisin7

24. This actually makes sense

24. This actually makes sense
naughtymutt

25. If this was real, a lot of us would be in danger

25. If this was real, a lot of us would be in danger
eyelashes_flew

26. It's all Dora's fault

26. It's all Dora's fault
haze2003purple

27. The goldfish that disappeared because "she" was getting married at the vet

27. The goldfish that disappeared because
SallyHealy

28. Actually...same

28. Actually...same
PolitelyLoud

29. And it will stick inside your intestines

29. And it will stick inside your intestines
docmcbride

30. Some of us peeped, don't lie

30. Some of us peeped, don't lie
mandaxxvi

31. The carrot's power

31. The carrot's power
47dc5a586a28487

32. Mountains, too!

32. Mountains, too!
tatedoll

33. Time isn't real

33. Time isn't real
tba_tweets

34. Does it?

34. Does it?
LJAungle

Oh to be young and dumb—we all took it for granted, didn't we? While it may be funny to think of now, you can't deny that they are certainly highlights of our childhood.

How about you? Did you believe in something an adult told you when you were just a kid, and then realized later on that you were actually just trolled?

Comment down your thoughts or share this thread for all your family and friends to see!

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