when i was about 5 or 6 my mum always told me to be very careful not to swallow any watermellon seeds because if i did a watermellon would start growing in my tummy and no body would ever be able to get it out. i believed this because my older sister told me our dad (who had a very big belly) had swallowed some seeds and he had a watermellon in his tummy... he still has a big belly maybe its still in there.

Yelizaveta

My brother was never the nicest kid in the world. It didn't help that when I was younger, I was also gullible enough to do just about anything. So, naturally, when my aunt sent one those wreaths made from dried chile peppers, my brother had to take advantage of it. He told me that the seeds tasted just like bubblegum, which I was pretty obsessed with then. So, I unwittingly ate at least a spoonful of them, not remotely tasting the bubblegum that had been promised. I was rather sick for the rest of the day. I did get back at my brother, though, as I threw up all over him.

Kaitlin

My mother and grandparents, used to tell me if I swallowed Watermelon seeds a Watermelon plant would grow in my stomache. It made me so paranoid when eating Watermelon!

Cuban Candy

When i was little i was often told that if i swallowed a seed(of an orange, watermelon, grape) it would start to grow in my stomach until leaves and branches grew out of my ears, nose and mouth... i was so scared when i would accidentally swallow a seed!

G

I used to refuse to eat seeds because I thought they were radioactive (this was around the time of the Chernobyl disaster)

Anon

When i was little i loved the show rugrats soo on the episode, chuckie ate a watermelon seed and a whole watermelon grew inside his tummy and he would blow up so i made my mom buy seedless watermelon untin i was about 10 and my older sister told me that it was all fake....lol!

Brenna

when iwas about 5 i was afraid to eat water melon because ibelieved that if u ate the seed that a watermelon would grow in your stomach and get bigger and bigger until u blew up into water melon pieces

alex

i used to believe that if you dropped a seed on the carpet that fruit would grow out of your floor

mizz_j

my mom told me that if i accidentally ate one of the black watermelon seeds a watermelon would grow inside my stomach. THis scared the crap outta me and it sucked cause it was my first and favorite food

Gina

my mom told me that if i ate the seeds in the watermelon i waterelon would grow inside of me but she was making it up obviously and i believed her and the ni saw a pregnant woman and asked if she ate the seeds of a watermelon

Anon

my father and sister told me if i eat the seeds of a fruit or vegatable, they will grow inside of me, and i will die. painful and long dealth. i was scared!

Anon

I used to believe that if I swallowed a watermelon seed accidentally, it would grow in my tummy and come out of my eyes, ears and nose!

Mariel

When I was young, I was told that when eating fruits such as watermelons which has lots of seeds in it, if you accidentally swallow those seeds, a watermelon plant might just grow on top of your head. Same goes for other fruits like oranges or grapes. And I believed that until I was like 7 years old when common sense finally kicked in.

Darren

I thought that I was the only one that believed this until I came to this site.
My older sister once told me that if you swallow a black watermelon seed that it would grow into a watermelon in your tummy. I would only eat watermelon if all the black seeds were taken out. Come to think of if I still take out all the black seeds.

S

my grampa told me 1 time that if I accidently swallowed a watermelon seed 1 would grow inside my stomach. Sometimes I still don't eat watermelons

leah

I used to believe, thanks to my older sister Lorraine, that if we swallowed watermelon seeds, we would grow one in our bellies!!

Debra Steckler

I used to believe that if you swallowed a watermellon seed, that it would grow inside of you and you would look pregnant. So one time I swallowed one and was upset when i didnt look like i was pregnant! dont ask why!

destiny sandoval

I use to believe, because my mom & dad would always tell me,that if I was to eat a Watermelon or a apple seed that I would have them groing inside of me.

Anon

when I was around 4, my parents scared me half to death when they told me that the pips that I ate will grow in my stomach. I couldn't imagine that my stomach could grow to the size of a watermelon!

Anon

I used to believe that watermelon seeds can grow from my body. When my father told me to be careful not to swallow any, I accidently did sometimes. I was so worry that I would die if a plant came out of my head. I cried until grandma told me the truth.

ML, NYC