For a while, I thought hand grenades were called "hen grenades" and they were made of rotten eggs.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that only brown eggs came from chickens. I thought white eggs were made at the store— Destiny
- I used to think that eggs were made in a factory. The oval shell made them fit perfectly in the egg cartons.— Sherry
- i used to think easter island was called that because a giant bunny ran around and layed eggs there. — Oliver
- I used to believe that bruises were rotten blood. — llb91
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that cadbury cream eggs real uncooked eggs in the middle Anon
- I used to believe that old rotten black banana skins were dogs lips!! — T Cross. Bournemouth