At around age 5 my best friend Christy told me that the crust of bread can cut your tongue. I still never eat the crust of any bread or pizza. I can't get the idea that my tongue is going to be sliced with tiny razor-like wounds out of my head.
A childhood belief about crusts

others believed things like this
- my friend thought that if he ate the crust on bread, his hair would be curly.Anon
- We were told that the bread crust is more healthy than the centre.— Arnon
- If you ate the bread crust you would be able to whistle.Anon
- I used to think that crust was a special coating put on the bread— Hayley
- I used to believe that if you didn't eat your crust on the bread, there would be an earthquake.Anon
- I used to believe that the crust and the bread were two seperate things.— Kevin