When I was a kid my Dad told me that if I ever swallowed a loose tooth a giant fang would grow out of my belly button!
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- If you swallowed a watermelon seed it would grow in your belly— Rachelle
- I used to believe that if you swallowed an apple seed, a tree would grow in your belly.— Rachel
- I thought the song "Little Deuce Coupe" was "Little Loose Tooth".Anon
- 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 touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann