When I was younger, my dad claimed that he invented aloe vera. I believed this until I was about 15.
A childhood belief about family

others believed things like this
- I believed that I had invented reef knots.— Phil
- I believed that my mother invented toast.— Helen
- My friend told me she had invented the expression 'Gordon Bennett' and I believed her!— SueE
- My Mum told me she invented skipping and I believed her and told all my friends - still living that one downAnon
- I used to believe that I actually invented the word "excellent".— poop jacket
- I used to believe that I invented the X Y coordinate system.Anon