I used to believe that all the inventors existed in the late 18th century. I didn't think anything had been invented since Edison, Bell, and the like. I guess I thought that after coming up with the telephone, there was nothing else to invent!
A childhood belief about history
others believed things like this
- I thought that when I got older "they" would invent a cure for death and I could live forever.— wishful thinking
- I didn't know Reindeer existed, I thought they were just christmas animals for storiesAnon
- I believed we were little kids till we were 17, and at our 18th birthday we woke up as adults.— Hoppip
- I used to believe that Alexander Graham Bell was not just one person. I thought that they were three people!— J.D.
- i used to believe when you died you went to heaven and played sale of the century!!!!Anon
- I always thought the connectors on the telephone lines were flying turtles.— Angie B