When i was five, i used to think that if you blew a bubble (from gum) and it got stuck on your face then you would have the gum one your face forever more.
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- My mom always told me if I made an ugly face it would stay that way forever.Anon
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL
- i thought the line "saving my face" from the KT Tunstall song of the same name was "shaving my face"Anon
- If you pull a funny face, the wind will blow and it will get stuck.Anon
- I used to believe that if you put cow poo on your face, it would get rid of my freckles. — Col x
- I used to believe that if I swallowed bubble gum, a bubble gum tree would grow inside of me. — Ryan