when tongue splashers gum first come out, a rumor went around my school that the gum permanently stained your whole mouth whatever color the gumball was. the whole school was in mass hysteria for about a week until someone discovered the effects were only temporary.
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- There was a popular rumor back in grade school that BUBBLE YUM gum was made with spider eggs.— Amber
- I used to believe that if a dog stuck their tongue in your mouth, you would get worms no matter what.— ` [ A ] m a n d a .
- I used to believe that when you died no matter what your tongue hung out the side of your mouth. Anon
- I used to believe that my school teachers lived inside the school and my school bus driver lived on the bus. Anon
- When I was in elementary school I use to think that teacher lived at school at their desks all year long.Anon
- when i first started school i thought the teachers lived in the school and slept on the tables.— emma