I used to believe that if you ate too many carrots your skin and hair would turn orange.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- When I was little my parents used to tell me and my sister that carrots were "orange candy." — Nancy
- Drinking exactly 3 litres of sunny delight made you turn orange.Anon
- I used to believe that if I ate the skin on the roasted chicken I would have curly hair.Anon
- I used to believe that if you drank coffee before you were an adult, your skin would turn gray. Anon
- When I was little my dad told me that if you drank too much coffee it would make your skin turn black. Anon
- if you drank coffee before your 16th birthday, your skin will turn purple.Anon