You shouldn't play in the dirt because worms will lay eggs under your nails and when they hatch your fingers will blow off.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that all animals hatch from eggs— Bryan Flores
- That bitng my nails would cause worms in my tummyAnon
- i used to think that biting my nails would make my fingers fall off! ;)— Cassandra
- i used to believe that polishing your nails also consisted of painting your fingers. Anon
- I beleived that if i bit my fingers then the nails in my stomach would soon form a hand and rip up my insides!— Amanda T.
- I always thought that the gummy worms were real worms that had been mummified— The Ice Cream Sandwich Monster