i used to believe that eating gushers would actually turn your head into a giant fruit the color of the gusher, just like on the commercial. I would acutally eat a gusher and then run to a mirror in an attempt to see my head transform into a giant orange.
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My older sister told me that crisps that that dark mark/blemish on them were bad for "little boys" and ate them for my own safety. Bitch.
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I used to believe that eating too many tomatoes could make you pregnant.
I used to believe that if you ate too many carrots your skin and hair would turn orange.
When I learned to read, I was deeply disturbed by the fact that some bottles said "ketchup" and some said "catsup." I would not allow my mother to buy "catsup" and in restaurants would inquire sincerely, "Do you have the ketchup without cats in it?"
I wouldn't eat chops because my uncle told me they were made from lambs, cows and pigs. My mum told me that was rubbish and they really grew on special "chop trees" (they got "chopped down" when they were a certain age)
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I used to believe that grilled cheese was called 'girl cheese,' and only girls could eat it.
I hated the crust on bread and refused to eat it. In effort to convince me that the crust was a good thing, my grandfather told me that eating the crust would make my hair curly. After consulting with my mother, I decided it was true, curly hair was good and began eating the crusts.
when my mom would make my sandwhiches when i was younger, she usually cut it in half for me.
one day she cut it in quarters and i said HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO EAT THAT MUCH! thinking that by cutting 1 sanwich into more pieces, it meant more food :P
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My sister thought that soy sauce was called soil sauce because it was made out of soil. She still ate it though. In fact she loved it.
I used to believe that it was perfectly acceptable to eat Play-Doh. My mom told me that "Non-Toxic" (which was printed on the lid of the cans) meant it wouldn't harm you if you ate it. I took this as an invitation to chow down. I can still taste the salty-doughy flavor as I sit here today. Gross.
When I was younger we had guinea pigs called Bubble and Squeak - hence the reason why I thought for a long time that bubble and squeak was made of guinea pigs!
I believd that if you ate popping candy and drank softdrink just afterwards your stomach would explode
I was told that darth vader sounded the way he did because he got a nut stuck in his throat whilst eating it.
I wouldn't touch nuts for years after being told that.
When I was young my Dad told me that a hagis was a type of hedgehog with 2 legs shorter than the other so they could run ALONG hills in Scotland!
When I was little, my mother told me that the black olives on pizza were mushrooms and since I liked mushrooms, I ate them.
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I used to think that chips were made out of fish. I couldn't understand why we kept eating fish with chips, I mean Why eat fish with a side serving of fish?
My dad would always try to discourage me from drinking coffee as I got older because "it makes your toes turn black, and it stunts your growth."
...it didnt work...
My wife used to believe that CORNED BEEF was from cows who lived beside the sea
My mother is a terrible cook and often tells a story about one of the first times I ever went to a Chinese restaurant (I was probably about 5 years old). When the meal came I jumped up on my seat and screamed "What's THAT??!!" My family asked what on Earth I was talking about and I said "Those orange things! What are THEY??!!" My mother replied "Why, they're carrots, dear." My response: "NO THEY'RE NOT! Carrots are BROWN!" A true testament to my mother's cooking.