I used to believe that the Purdue University Boilermakers referred to the cocktail, rather than "people who make boilers."
A childhood belief about sport

others believed things like this
- Until I was about 11 or 12 I thought that "prostitute" referred to a female criminal.Anon
- My brother once referred to the neighbor as a lesbian (she was Lebanese...)Anon
- I used to believe that the phrase "Mamma Mia" referred to a girl named Mia.Anon
- I used to believe the ^^ emoticon referred to 2 pointy ears like a cat, instead of closed eyes.Anon
- i used to think that the term 'necking' referred to boyfriends and girlfriends who rubbed their necks togetherAnon
- When I was a kid I thought tasers make people too sleepy to do anythingAnon