My father hated chewing gum so he told me that chewing gum was made of cat's gut. I had always assumed that it was tru and didn't realize that it wasn't until I was in my 20's (and I still can't chew gum)
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- My Grand father told me that if i swallowed chewing gum i would stick to the toilet— Mr Jones
- My mother told me chewing gum was made from horses hooves!Anon
- My girlfriend believed someone who told her that chewing gum was made from dogs bones!— tony
- when i was young i used to believe that chewing gum was made out of cows feetAnon
- my mom made me believe that if i swallowed my chewing gum, it would form one big wad in my stomach.— mimi
- I believed chewing gum was made out of the eyes of deer.— Greg