When I was 10 my brother told me that if I didn't blow my nose and just sniffed, I would get hemorrhoids in my nose. I believed it.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you didn't blow your nose and just sniffed the snot up, you head would blow up.Anon
- My mum told me that if you sniffed poppies your nose would bleed.— Karen
- When I was in Kindergarten I was told if I picked my nose my nose will go into eternal bleeding— Sam
- My grandparents always told me that if I picked my nose too much, my nose would get bigger.— The Mortal Elf
- I thought if i picked my nose too many times, my head would blow up.— i m a moron
- that sneezes were caused by little pixies crawling up your nose and brushing past your nose hairs— Joanna