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When Jimmy Fallon says “It's Hashtags time!” we know we are about to chuckle, cringe, laugh and blow raspberries because the responses have an entertainment value unlike anything else.

“Tweet something funny or weird that you used to think and tag it with #IUsedToThink,” Fallon announced on Twitter before sharing his own story. “I used to think that if I turned on the light in the back seat while the car was moving, we would get pulled over by the police and my parents would go to jail for 50 years,” he recounted.

Now, the relay is on to the people on Twitter, who, inspired by the comedian’s challenge, are now sharing their most embarrassing, unstaged, and plain hilarious stories about things they were one hundred percent sure about (which they weren’t).

Scroll down through the responses below, upvote your favorite tweets and be sure to share your own contributions in the comment section below!

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LeeAnne B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought you were arrested. At night. With a pillowcase over your head. And taken to a secret location.. And have stories written about you that would make everyone relieved you had disappeared.

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Lauren S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my gosh… I never… but he… he DID go grocery shopping. I can’t believe I learned this today… *feels shame*

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Jimmy Fallon’s hashtag challenge is a phenomenon that has kept its appeal and engagement throughout the years. “It’s Hashtags Time!” announces the presenter of a legendary American late-night talk show and sooner than you know it, the responses start flooding in. People are sharing their genuine responses about pretty personal things like their worst dates, silly things that happened to them, embarrassing stories and everything you can think of.

While social media has made constant exposure a common experience, you may wonder what it is about expressing yourself on there which is so appealing and almost irresistible. It seems like we don’t have a solid filter for things we share (and sometimes overshare) and tweet about on a daily basis.

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Leoninus Fate
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

aww, this is the sweetest thing I ever heard, giving you a bit of magic~ yet a slightly evil prank with mom to share with when you are older! "remember how you used to think they grew hahaha!"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It shouldn't really make a difference, they should all want the best for our country, but when half the country is stupid enough to vote for a sleazy reality tv host with zero political experience who brags about sexually assaulting women, it's time to adjust that expectation.

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“Through social media, it is certainly more possible for movements to gain traction, especially with the use of hashtags,” Dr. Audrey Tang, a chartered psychologist and author of multiple books, including "Be A Great Manager Now", "The Leader's Guide to Mindfulness," and "The Leader's Guide to Resilience” told Bored Panda via email.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to make sure each toy was tucked into a little bed. Yes it did take me a long time to go to sleep at night.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww, poor dear. If only you’d had the courage to tell your adult relatives at the time; as (unless your fam love pranks) they surely would’ve put your mind to rest. 🥺

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Dr. Tang argues that “Unfortunately, with the limited characters to write a Twitter post, or the limited attention people give to social media in general (because of the extreme wealth of information available), this can mean posts that are ill thought through, or the so-called 'fake news,' because of their 'drama,' may get more initial attention.”

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According to her, catching attention is immediate, though, and not necessarily thoughtful. “Unless we take the time to process what we are reading, it is all too easy to share something which then influences the next person who has not taken the time to consider their true views either.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, this egg carton contains eggs, very good, I shall purchase them.

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On some occasions, the mistakes we make on social media by sharing something we haven’t thought through well can make people rethink their behavior. “At a low level, it can humble people – examples of this are perhaps Victoria Beckham doing a u-turn on using the furlough process when other celebrities such as Ed Sheeran were using their own funds to support their employees,” Dr. Tang argues.

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“Alternatively, have we now reached the extent of the fallout from JK Rowling’s transgender comment – with no real shift?” she added.

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Buren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would not, in any capacity, wish for a doll, any doll, to mysteriously appear under my bed.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I would die if this was real. IMAGINE IF YOU WERE OUTSIDE IF A @&#$% WORM FELL ON YOUR HEAD

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In that case, they were well cast movies, if you believed they were the same person. :D

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pictured here is Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of Hawai’i.

OmBoyGanesh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There’s many of us here who still recognize the current royal family and the sovereignty of our islands. We take it with a heavy dose of reality and pragmatism, but there is an inherent respect for them and our own law more so than there is for federal and to an extent state law.

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BonnyDK
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they are still looking for all the wealth that was stolen from the monarchy. They are using the photos of the rooms to look for the artifacts as they come up for sale. Return it to Hawaii.

Jiminy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: it was Sanford Dole, cousin to pineapple baron James Dole, founder of Dole Food.

BluEyedSeoulite
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dole also ruined Jamaica and other carribean economies, if I remember correctly. I really try to avoid the brand but it is hard

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Mental Liberals
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Profits Before People - the countries with might, think they have right...sad - been happening forever - ever since humans existed. Probably will never end...peace? Dream on...

Linda Wines
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never knew any of this and I am in tears reading it. First the white man came here and destroyed the Native American culture, then he paid pirates to bring kidnapped Africans here so they could hold them as property and use them as cheap labor for years and now to hear what they did to Hawaii... it's just heartbreaking.

Kel_how
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew it had its own government before, but didn't realize how it became a state. www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy

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Fluffy mommy panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is kinda sad it really is and it's kinda unfair to the people of Hawaii.

Craymoss
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s actually not quite the story… should do some more Hawaiian history learning sista..

Engelhafen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes such a shameful part of history - Hawaiian lives matter!

El Dee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The United States Empire, everything they say about it is true..

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I learned this as a teen when my best friend died. My group of friends were so kind to each other, stopped gossiping, really put effort into letting each other know we cared. That lasted a few months and it slowly dissolved back to how it was before. I slowly pulled away from all my friends then picked a college none of them were going to. My friend dying did change me and it wasn’t a temporary thing. I picked different friends at college.

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Josh Carpenter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to tell my ex that the only "common cents" she has was the family change dish.... She never got it lol

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here’s something for our German speaking pandas: I lived in Germany for a few years as a child and teenager. One day, in primary school, the teacher prepared us for our first trip to the library. She explained that “die Bibliote Karin” will show us around. 7 year old me deducted from this that clearly “Bibliote” meant librarian and that her name was Karin.

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Pascale Pierloot
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good thing you have a lot of breaks on American television or the house would have been in shambles. ✌️

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Lauren S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to play with my toys equally because I didn’t want one to feel bad that I didn’t like it as much. But then I’d secretly hold the paw to my favorite stuffy (which was an armadillo btw) so he knew I really liked him best.

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Caro Caro
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bless the rains down in Africa. Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadd that it doesn't work like that. There would be lesser waste on earth.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a family joke. All the photos of when my parents were young are in black and white. So if something happened a long time ago, we say "back when the world was in black and white". There doesn't seem to be much evidence that things were in colour as they have very few possessions from back then. The 60s and 70s were definitely in colour as we have photos to prove it, plus I remember the (hideous) orange carpet that they had in the kitchen!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mythbusters declared it pausible. It confirmed you could get electrocuted if you answer a landline during an electric storm.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a kid, I used to think I was born before my parents were married because they were married in June and I was born in May (of the following year). It was so confusing...

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Buren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you seen them? It's still hard for me to believe that they are real

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Jaya
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I'd much rather come home to a lama than come home to a state.

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WonderWoman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL! Why was Madge having women soak their fingers in dish soap? What purpose did it serve?

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James Doe
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not wrong, actually even impressive.. - technically the car is putting equally much energy into spinning the earth as into propelling the car. The earth just happens to have a marginally bit higher inertia. Actio-Reactio

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funnily enough my parents sold the house to the people they are renting from

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought that any mother bird didn’t have legs so that she wouldn’t step on her eggs or chicks when she sat on the nest.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never seen this sign. Does it say that or something similar?

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Pascale Pierloot
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandmother refused to warm up the car because the electricity bill would get to high.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

most people would make that mistake, especially outside usa. you're forgiven.

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Nea
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its still seriously considered a real thing. Just yesterday my aunt was telling my 5 year old nephew this and I rolled my eyes so hard they could have stuck

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my Dad said the little guy that did this was named Yahooti. not sure of the spelling.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do we have the same sister? Mine said crazy things like that to me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPdFZsCY4Y ...forbidden pistachio ice cream.

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Lauren S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 6 YO has spent the last three days asking me what is and what is not real. Monsters? Dragons? Zebras? Unicorns? Bears? Seahorses?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chief Broom in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest called the medication that calmed him down "the fog machine" and he believed that there were real machines in the mental ward, such as the ones used by the military in WWII to hide ships.

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Lauren S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why were we all told such horror stories about swallowing gum? But the tree version is a new one for me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Robin! I think the Batmobile's Battery is flat! " - Batman. "What's a Tery?" - Robin.

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