When I was little, I was told by a friend that the seeds in peppers are deadly poisonous. I'm 25, and know better, but still pick out every single one. It takes a while to prepare a stir-fry.
A childhood belief about seeds
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that worms were the lips of the dead and that green pepper seeds were deadly poison.— Gayle
- I used to believe that sunflowers would try to kill people by shooting poisonous seeds at people.— jen
- My wife used to believe that the purpose of the stick shift in her Dad's car was to stir the gas.— Curt
- I thought rice was just another way to prepare a potato, like mashed or fries.— Me
- I thought that Dr. Pepper was made out of hot peppers.Anon
- I thought peppermints were made with peppers.— Lucy