I used to believe (entirely of my own accord) that if you ate water chestnuts and then drank water, a giant white rooted plant would grow in your stomach. I still can't stand those things.
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- When I was a kid I took two showers becaue I thought my hair was a plant and needed the water to grow— Tim
- I used to think that if I ate a fruit seed it would grow in my stomach if I drink water after thatAnon
- if you drink water from unsafe places, frogs will grow in your stomach...— Olivier
- I used to believe that if I ate a fruit's seeds, a plant would grow in my stomach.— Natalia Castillejo
- I used to believe that honey was made from bees' pee when they drank too much water.Anon
- I used to believe that water towers were giant metal spiders. Don't ask. — Goatgirl