I used to believe that if u swallowed too much gum all ur bones wood stick together and u wouldnt be able to move your arms and legs
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- My Mum told me that if you swallowed chewing gum, your bones would stick together inside you.— Pauliboy
- i used to believe that if you swallowed gum, when you breathed in, your stomach would stick to your back— cope
- When I was young my mother told me that if I swallowed bubble gum, it would stick to my liver.— Barbie
- My Grand father told me that if i swallowed chewing gum i would stick to the toilet— Mr Jones
- I used to beleive that all pains were headaches. So for example, I had headaches in my stomach, legs and arms.— James
- When i was young i thought a stick shift was when u drive with a stickAnon