As it happened, my Uncle Peter had injured his thumb in some long-ago workshop incident, but when I asked my dad the reason it was so short I got a different story: he casually explained that when you were good Santa brought you toys, but when you were bad he ground up your thumbs!
Well, I didn’t believe that for a second. I did, however, believe for some reason that Walter Cronkite was George Washington. He just looks that trustworthy, I guess.
A childhood belief about history
others believed things like this
- I believed Walter Cronkite knew everything, that's why they let him do the news.— Dixon
- Good looked exactly like George Washington.
I have no idea where I got this.— Leen - I used to believe that the lower level of the George Washington Bridge in NYC was named Martha Washington— Shayne
- When I was liitle I used to think that God looked like george WashingtonAnon
- I used to believe that George Washington died and turned into a bridge.— lara dean
- I used to believe toys came alive at night.
Because I love toys, and I hoped be good friend with my toys.Anon