In kindergarten, I imagined that World War Two had taken place long before the invention of guns, and everyone had fought with swords while wearing heavy armor, like in medieval times. I drew a picture of my grandpa 'in the war' fighting a guy with a big sword. My dad, his son, was very amused.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- My brother used to think "Kung-Fu Fighting" was actually "When It Comes To Fighting."— The Pacifist
- I used to think that the song "Evil Woman" was "Medieval Woman". Anon
- Before the invention of the camera, everything looked like a cartoon with the quality/effect of oil painting.— MD Caruso
- I used to believe that in old times the world was grey (black and white, i got the idea from old movies) — Bryce
- I thought Jedi fought with Life Savers... I never questioned it either! Anon
- I used to believe that guerillas were monkeys with guns.— Dave D