I remember having read Adolf Hitler's name someplace when I was really young, but had no idea why exactly he was so infamous. All I knew was that he was German.
So, I figured that 'Hitler' would be the perfect name for a German Shepherd dog. My parents convinced me otherwise.
A childhood belief about history

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that Hitler's first name was Harry.— Paul
- I used to believe Hitler lived under my bed! lolAnon
- I used to believe (when I was 8) that Hitler was description for famous singer, because of "hit"— esesman
- Since he had fought in WWII, I naturally assumed my grandfather had killed Hitler himself.Anon
- When people would ask me what was my background, I would tell them 1/2 German and 1/2 Brooklyn!— Randy
- I used to think it was illegal to speak German in Germany because of World War Two.— Anonymous