I used to believe that when you bit your fingernails a hand would grow in your stomach. And that when you ate the seed of a fruit that fruit would grow in your stomach. Needless to say, I didn't eat much fruit OR bite my fingernails!
A childhood belief about biting my nails

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if I ate a fruit seed it would grow in my stomach if I drink water after thatAnon
- I used to believe if you ate a seed from a fruit, a tree of that fruit would grow inside you — kels
- I used to believe that if I ate a fruit's seeds, a plant would grow in my stomach.— Natalia Castillejo
- I used to believe that if I ate any seeds of any fruit, it would grow a tree in my stomach.— Julia
- i used to believe that if i bit my fingernails then a finger would grow in my stomach— polly
- I used to believe that a tree would grow inside you if you ate the seed of an apple or any other fruit!Anon