I thought that camouflage was actually "camelflage", and had something to do with camels!
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- Trees grew leaves as camouflage so birds would`nd nest in them. Don`t ask.— DaWind
- I used to believe that mountains were giant camels that God put under the earth.— flip4smith
- i used to believe the proverbial "straw that broke the camels back" was a drinking straw. sadly, i was 23. — jennie kay
- We had an antique lamp that I thought was hideous and for years I thought "Art Deco" was a synonym for ugly.Anon
- When I was younger I thought MTV was an x-rated station because I thought M stood for Mature.— Aeris
- I thought it was illegal to own a minivan if you lived in Arizona. I have no idea how I thought that.— Julia