I thought that Dr Pepper contained actual Pepper. Even now just thinking about Dr Pepper makes me want to sneeze, and I could swear that if you smell it you can get a hint of pepper in there.
A childhood belief about drinks

others believed things like this
- I believed Dr. Pepper was pepper-flavored medicine and was afraid to drink it.Anon
- I used to believe that Dr. Pepper actually tastes like Black pepper. I'm still afraid to try it.Anon
- I thought that Dr. Pepper was made out of hot peppers.Anon
- I used to think that pepper was only used to mark where you'd put the salt.— BK
- i used to think that you used pepper spray to cook— c-dogg
- I used to believe that you needed a prescription to drink Dr. Pepper.Anon