When I was little I thought those old photos and portraits (Napoleon, etal) with one hand in the front coat lapel meant that they were scratching.
Actually, maybe I was right.
A childhood belief about history

others believed things like this
- I thought Napoleon invented linoleum.— Steve Murphy
- i used to think that napoleon invented neopolitan ice creamAnon
- I once thought then when it rained God was crying and when it snowed he was scratching dry skin.— Karina
- up until this morning i used to believe that "neapolitan" ice cream was "napoleon" ice cream. I'm 15.Anon
- I used to believe that a stranger was a man with an X on his coat— Gabe
- When I was a wee one I believed dogs were either black or white underneath thier coat....It was the 60's.— maddog