My older brother told me that Napoleon was made up to piece history together. I believed this for years. Whenever Napoleon came up during my school studies, I would grin and think, "Fools you do not know the truth!"
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
- up until this morning i used to believe that "neapolitan" ice cream was "napoleon" ice cream. I'm 15.Anon
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- My brother told me that I would turn into a boy when I got older. It made me cry.— Sarah
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem