I was told that when you "do the deed" by yourself, you grow hairy palms. Funny thing is I was 17 when they told me, and I looked at my palms. Needless to say everyone got a good laugh at my expense.
A childhood belief about rude bits

others believed things like this
- My mum always told me to stop chewing my hair or else i would get a hairy chest! hee, hee! x— Kirsty
- I thought the expression "so funny I forgot to laugh" was literal instead of sarcastic— Not so funny after all
- Good looked exactly like George Washington.
I have no idea where I got this.— Leen - I used to believe that you could catch AIDS from just looking at a nud girl. Good thing I was WRONG— Mbm4615
- When I was little I used to believe that if you told a lie, your nose would grow in length. — Lluna
- when i was 6 my mom told me that if you bit your nails a hand would grow in your stomachAnon