I used to think that boogers were pieces of your brain and contained things that you forgot and if you ate them you'd remember.
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- When I was little I believed that boogers were parts of my brain that got used up.Anon
- Rain contained snail eggs...mmmm— klaus
- If you eat your boogers you'll get worms— Kit
- I used to believe 'three bean salad' was an extremely small entree because it contained only three beans.— queeneve
- i used to think boogers were chewing gum. Gross, i know!— ediop
- I used to believe that the boogieman was a big mean guy covered in boogers.— Ethan