If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explode
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- my mom made me believe that if i swallowed my chewing gum, it would form one big wad in my stomach.— mimi
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- My sister told me once that if I sucked too much helium out of a balloon, my lungs would explode.Anon
- My Mom used to tell me if I swallowed an apple seed I would grow an apple tree inside my stomach!— Marg
- When i was a kid i believed that you died if you swallowed chewing gum.— Jonathan
- I used to belive that, if you swallowed your chewing gum, you'd fart bubbles...— Heidi, Pittsburgh, PA