when you cleaned your ears, the wax was smooshed worms that lived inside of your ears and that's what it was...worm guts at the end of your Q-Tip.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if I held in a sneeze, my ears would turn inside out.— Lori
- I used to believe that if I didn't clean my ears that carrots would grow inside.— Gilian
- I used to believe that "Earwigs lived in your ears", scared
me to death for years.— Will Chapman - i used to believe that bunny's could fly with their ears.Anon
- I used to believe that if you smoked too much,when you got mad your ears would smoke.Anon
- I used to believe that earwigs crawl in your ears— Janice