For some reason, I once thought that OJ Simpson invented the Simpsons TV show. I asked my mom about this one day, and I stood corrected. It turned out that OJ was a past-football player and Matt Groening or whoever was the guy who invented the show. Now I wonder if Homer J Simpson was named after OJ.
A childhood belief about tv shows

others believed things like this
- I used to believe Jessica Simpson was a secret character from "The Simpsons"— Lemon Jelly
- I thought Oklahoma was named after my Uncle Homer. (Pre-Simpsons)Anon
- I used to think that the Hunchback of Notre Dame was a football player.— Wendy
- i used to think a small man named homer lived in my grandmother's freezer and made ice. — ana
- I used to believe that a hat trick in football was achieved when a player scored a goal with their head!— Andy
- I thought Napoleon invented linoleum.— Steve Murphy