Question of the Day - Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

[casportpony]

Today's question is from @BoundlessLove:

What is the craziest “old wives tale” you have ever heard?

If you eat a watermelon seed, a watermelon will grow in your belly.

 

[fowltemptress]

That toads give you warts. My grandmother honestly believed this one, but her protestations fell on deaf ears. I wonder if my lack of warts ever changed her belief? I've never thought to ask.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The toad warts one and that chewing gum will take 7 years to digest.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The toad warts one and that chewing gum will take 7 years to digest.

Oh and there one from China I think where every grain of rice you leave on your bowl after eating will be a pox mark on your future husband

 

[azurbanclucker]

I've always been a fan of the Don't swallow your gum or it will sit in your gut for 7 years"

 

[Gill-b]

That you will sink if you go swimming right after eating something.

 

[R2elk]

Oh and there one from China I think where every grain of rice you leave on your bowl after eating will be a pox mark on your future husband

How about the one to not feed your poultry raw rice because it will cause them to explode?

 

[casportpony]

How about the one to not feed your poultry raw rice because it will cause them to explode?

That's a good one!

 

[fowltemptress]

How about the one to not feed your poultry raw rice because it will cause them to explode?

I remember when everyone started switching from throwing rice at weddings to bird seed because of this. I remember thinking it was weird since we often gave our chickens raw rice! Still, I like the switch to bird seed.

 

[R2elk]

That's a good one!

The one that comes back year after year is being able to tell the sex of the chick from the shape of the egg.