I had an uncle that told me that we had belly buttons for putting salt in while we ate celery in bed.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that belly buttons were for putting the salt in while you were eating celery in bed.— David T
- I used to believe that my belly button was for putting salt in while in bed, eating fish and chips.— Julie F
- I was told that your belly button is where you put salt when you eat apples in bed.— Shurnuff
- I used to believe that you could catch a bird by putting salt on it's tail— Eli
- i uses to believe that boys wee'd out of their belly buttons.— boys and toilets
- I used to believe that babies came out of belly buttons — kels