Powerful Earthquakes
If there’s one thing all kids love to do, it’s to ask loads of questions. These days, thanks to Google, parents can quickly look up answers when they don’t know something. However, back in the day a lot of folks just made stuff up and hoped their children would buy it.
This OP’s mother told them that an earthquake is the result of the earth fighting with another planet. That sounds like a cool story but of course, it’s far from the truth. Unfortunately, the OP believed this story of interstellar warfare right until they were in the second grade. Now, that’s just awful.