A friend of mine thought that some olives grew with red edible pits (pimentos).
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I thought the Mountain of Olives was made out of Olives— Tanuki
- My friend's sister believed the lyrics to Gazza's "Fog on the Tyne" were "Fog on the dinasaurs mine all mine"— Suzanne
- I used to believe that if you swallowed cherry pits, you would have a tree growing in your stomach.— porkchop
- I used to think a mustache grew out of your nose hairs. I tried to let mine grow, but it didn't work. — Barry
- i used to think glitter was so awesome and edible. i liked having shiny teeth.Anon
- A friend on mine thought that smoking menthal cigarettes would make his breath minty fresh.Anon