#WorstChildhoodRumors will leave you in splits

Mama made that up!

We all grew up listening to tales like ‘if you do this, that will happen and if you do that, it will lead to something more horrible’.

In the innocence of childhood all these superstitions somehow sounded convincing. They scared us to the point of wetting our pants but now when we reflect on them we crack up at the notions we built our lives on.

Here are some of the most hilariously common #WorstChildhoodRumors trending on Twitter that would leave you in bouts of laughter.

https://twitter.com/corralknshn/status/608972090146881536
By now we all should have orchards in our intestines. Nay?

https://twitter.com/beingdevil_/status/608971951571238912
If it had some truth to it, we all would be regretting not listening to our moms!

#WorstChildhoodRumors If you swallow your gum, it'll stick to your ribs forever

— Rod Ryan Show (@rodryanshow) June 11, 2015

All my ribs are stuck together now. Great! My heart can't escape!

https://twitter.com/NaomanPervaiz/status/608968175565197312
Now you know where all the emoticons came from! And Mermaids! Unhygienic creatures!

If you are born feet first , you can cure people of ailments by kicking them-I kicked a lot of people to help them:) #WorstChildhoodRumors

— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) June 11, 2015

Doctors would eventually lose their job.

https://twitter.com/ZohaibTarar/status/608962621124001792
And what's the recipe of being tall?

If you cross your eyes they'll get stuck that way forever. #WorstChildhoodRumors pic.twitter.com/zrFrRRy77d

— Dorri Olds ✍️ (@DorriOlds) June 11, 2015

Hint: You better not squint.

https://twitter.com/Oreocasm/status/608935417530998784
Priceless!

If you pluck flowers/leaves at night, a Djinn will overpower you. #WorstChildhoodRumors

— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) June 11, 2015

Conjured from the lilies. Eh?

#WorstChildhoodRumors 'It's great being a grown up!'

— Chris Watts (@BrutusWatts) June 11, 2015

Maybe they were right after all.