My wife has an Uncle Bill who used to own a couple bakeries. As a child Uncle Bill lost a portion of his middle finger in a farming accident. My wife along with her bother, sisters and numerous cousins believed for years his explanation as to the shortened finger. He told them that it was wore down from punching all the holes in the donuts.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- If a man wore his shirt out, I thought his wife was going to have a baby.Anon
- I used to think that your cousins are your cousins only until they're 21, then they become your aunt,or uncle!— AMILA
- I always thought that it was "Afully Wedded Wife" Not "lawfully wedded wife"— Sarah
- I used to believe that a half moon was gods finger nail, and his finger was pointing downwards.— clo
- I used to think Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima were a married couple. — l stu electtirc boogaloo
- my uncle was a doctor, so when he told me his vw could fly, i believed.— boodles