A new trend is taking place globally and people have been publishing tweets about the superstitious beliefs they grew up with, #ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild, and it is hilarious.
Following are few selected tweets which contain the #ThingsIBelieveInAsAChild.
“Divinity” had to be very careful when eating an orange, because:
#ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild
If you swallow an orange seed, an orange tree starts growing in your stomach— Lord Divinity (@CAN_Divine) February 17, 2017
“Big Boss” believed whistling had to be done during the day:
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Never whistle at night, it brings bad luck.— Big Boss (@Thee_Psychic) February 17, 2017
Levi thought height was tied to jumping:
If someone jumps a leg over you, you won’t grow tall unless they unjump you #ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild
— Levi The-Truth (@Levi_Scary_T) February 17, 2017
How does the TV work?:
#thingsibelievedinasachild people who are on TV are actually inside TV pic.twitter.com/vZeZb8drqo
— Oa Matatiele (@Paballo65M) February 17, 2017
If you see a horse passing by:
#ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild that if you see this car, you must hold a hair strand till it passes by or else pic.twitter.com/obL5MiW1Kr
— noluthando (@KgabuNoluthando) February 17, 2017
You had to wear your “Sunday best” on, well, a Sunday:
I can only wear new clothes on a Sunday and not during the week #ThingsIBelievedInAsAchild
— Zinhle Mashiloane (@ZeeMach) February 17, 2017
“#Avantgardehipster” believed:
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Was told albinos don’t die but they just vanishTill now i haven’t seen obituary of an albino
— KING SAVAGE (@1real_bill) February 17, 2017
One user shared the following photo to accompany his tweet:
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Eating too much will make me fit & strong. pic.twitter.com/V21ZTXhNQL— ®Azee (@TheRealAzee_RSA) February 17, 2017
Say what?:
I genuinely believed that testicles were eggs#ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild
— Zanel Ndzume (@Zanel_zn6) February 17, 2017
Where do babies come from?:
#ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild Babies were bought not born
— Luvuyo Mkonqo (@LMkonqo) February 17, 2017
How can the refrigerator light turn on by itself?
That there was a tiny man that turned on the light in the fridge whenever i opened it. #ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild
— theREALone (@Babs_2by4) February 17, 2017
How do you spot rich folks?
#ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild if you had this at home, you were rich people pic.twitter.com/XPwHRsn1rY
— #See_Yowa_Life (@IraguhaHerbert) February 17, 2017
If you don’t want to be toothless all your life…
After removing a tooth, if you don’t throw it on the roof you’ll never grow another one to replace it #ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild
— JoyLiladzani M (@Liladzani1) February 17, 2017
“DJASH” thought:
All toothpaste are called colgate
All bleach products are Jik
All soaps are either called Lux or Sunlight!
— #SayMyNameBaby (@DJASH_214) February 17, 2017
Check the weather report before you wear red:
#ThingsIBelievedInAsAChild don’t wear red if there’s a thunder storm … lightning might strike you real quick
— March 4th (@Yazmiin_Yawlee) February 17, 2017