My older cousin told me that when you picked your nose, you'd actually pick a part of your brain. I didnt pick my nose after that...
A childhood belief about picking my nose

others believed things like this
- my mom told not to pick my nose because if i fell i would poke my brain.— brent
- i was always told if i picked my nose my brain would fall out! i belived it for years!Anon
- My Gran told me that if I picked my nose, I´d get brain cancer. Traumatised? Yes I was!— Windy Girl
- My mum always told me not to pick my nose and eat it because spiders would grow in my tummy......— Ben
- One day i told my mom that i wouldnt pick my nose until the boogers made it look like i was a walrus— Lotta Thang
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon