When I was about 6, I noticed that my Grandpa always leaned to one side when he farted. I asked him why, and he told me that if you farted while sitting, you would shoot to the moon, and you would get stuck there digging craters.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- That only men farted. I literally started sobbing the first time I realized I farted.Anon
- When I was little and farted in bed my mum told me to "take big sniffs - it will soon go away" yuk.Anon
- My father told me if I farted, my head would cave in!— Jae
- My mom told me if you farted in bed your feet would turn brown.— Tracy
- i used to believe that if you farted out of your mouth, you'd die.— John Deere
- I used to think when you farted, bubbles came out.— Nick