I used to believe that hide-a-beds were manufactured by Native Americans. It took years before I figured out that it wasn't spelled Haida.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- i used to believe i was native american because i was a native of america!!!— rachel
- I used to believe that the rapper Eminem's name was spelled M&M and anyone named Juan was spelled one.Anon
- I used to believe that electricity was manufactured in a factory in a place called 'Electriz City'.— Sally
- I used to get mad when people used the word "native" because I thought they were making fun of my name!— Nate
- I used to think an avalanche was a type of bird native to the high mountains— Nina