When I was younger, I watched some movie about vampires (possibly "Once Bitten"), they said something like "Drinking the blood of a virgin will keep you young" or something like that. So, for a while, I thought that the word "virgin" had something to do with vampires!
A childhood belief about vampires

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the people who take your blood at the doctor's office were vampires. — Andy
- when i was small i use to believe my parents were vampires— marine student 4
- I thought the Virgin Islands were owned by Richard Branson until I was 24. — LJ
- I always thought 'virgin' was Marys star sign and could never work out why it was such a big dealAnon
- I used to believe that if you slept with the covers covering your neck, vampires couldn't bite you. — Moot
- Instead of Madonnas 'Like a virgin' I used to sing 'Like a gerbil'— Stupid Child