I used to think duct tape was really called duck tape, and though it was made out of ducks, hence the name, duck tape. heh
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I thought the “rec” button on tape recorders said wreck and it would wreck your tape if you pushed it!— Alberto Richardson
- i thought that "aromatic" duck was actually "asthmatic" duck.
poor thing...— rachael - I always thought that duck sauce (from chinese restaurants) was duck poop.
— emily - I believed that linguini was made of tape worms and was scared to eat pasta for a long time!— Mojo!
- I used to believe that a person could fix ANYTHING with Scotch tape.— Felix
- I used to put a camera along my fireplace on Christmas Eve in hopes to tape Santa.Anon