I was always told that if you crossed your eyes for a period of time, they would stick like that.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive if i crossed my eyes they'd stay like that.. haha— L Bennett
- When i was young i thought a stick shift was when u drive with a stickAnon
- I used to think you had to stick those pins that you stick in your hat through your scalp. That's weird.— Angela
- My friend used to think hit me with your rythm stick was hit me with your fiddle stick!! lolAnon
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I used to believe that if you left crumbs out for a long period of time, they would turn into ants.— Bylaberrie