10 popular old wives’ tales - swallow seed tree will grow from stomach


MOST of us grew up hearing peculiar old wives’ tales from our mothers, such as, “If you swallow the seeds of a fruit, the tree will grow out of your belly button.”

These sayings are often superstitions and often sound ridiculous, but children still end up following them and pass on these sayings to the next generation.

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