I used to believe - until maybe the age of 12 - that the Pullitzer Prize was in fact the "Pullet Surprise," as in, "Surprise! You won!"
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- One of my children used to believe that the Pulitzer Prize was spelled Pullet Surprise— Normand
- In a religious song, instead of “Jesus Christ” I heard “Cheese is Prize”— EJ
- I am Catholic. I used to believe that the Father presenting the Mass was in fact God himself.— Lindsey
- I always pictured the good Samaritan as a Samurai. Still do, in fact.Anon
- i used to think that the red colourin gon Smarties was made from Beatles blood. In fact, I still do!!— pigsy
- I recently very disturbed to learn that Al Jolson was in fact Caucasian.Anon