When I was younger I used to believe that if I swallowed watermelon seeds that I would get pregnant. So for the longest time I was afraid to eat watermelon. I owe this to my siblings. Now I know better.
A childhood belief about watermelons

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I swallowed watermelon seeds, I would get pregnantAnon
- If you eat watermelon seeds a watermelon will grow in your tummy and vines will come out your earsAnon
- when you eat the seeds from a watermelon a watermelon will start to grow inside your stomache.Anon
- I used to believe that if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they would dance around in your stomach at night.— jaalyn
- I use to believe (thanks to my Mom) that if I swallowed a watermelon seed a watermelon would grow in my belly.Anon
- I used to think that if i ate watermelon seeds they would grow out of my ears.— Catherine