I remember going to the elementary school library to research how to survive quicksand - I was convinced that I was bound to get stuck in a patch of quicksand on my way to school. Somehow I managed to avoid that hazard all my life despite its prevalence in cartoons and TV.

I- i still do dat tho..

I was scared of quicksand, piranhas and accidental body swaps or time travel XD overactive imagination and anxiety, me? Never XD

It’s something which lots of people think is a fact but there’s no law against driving with your interior lights on. But at night it can be distracting or interfere with your vision by reflecting off of the inside of the windscreen. If you’re pulled over and it’s decided that your light was a probable cause in any bad driving, you can expect to get a careless driving charge though.

It's a very common myth, so don't worry. ^_- Also the one with watermelon growing in your stomach if you swallow the seeds.

Yeeesssss!!! I was genuinely scared to even try it.

I used to have this weird fear that if I were swimming I'd kick a dead body at the bottom of the pool...I have no idea why

Sorry but I think that's pretty normal. So yeah, you are normal.

When I was a child? Why? can't we anymore? :-)

WTF. This happened??

With the farts my dad produced spontaneous combustion really didn't seem to be that far off to me...

SO MUCH YES!!! I didn't have a car seat as a child, I rode in the back of pick up trucks, I walked the bank of the Mississippi river alone, but GOD FORBID I should swim right after eating.

I enjoyed watching it but as kids we knew it was just an illusion. My parents must have been quite upfront and honest about most things.

That's why you always answer your children's questions

It isn't poisonous but you can choke on it. https://www.healthline.com/health/digestive-health/what-happens-if-you-eat-silica-gel

My very first home had a basement and I was so terrified of this that the first thing I did in fixing it up was have a light switch installed at the top of the stairs. That was literally #1 on the fixer-upper list. My father (who was helping with the fixing up) was like, first thing should be get rid of the carpet, and I was like NO, BASEMENT LIGHTS CONTROLLED AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.

I had a phase as a child where I thought eating spicy food might cause me to combust in my sleep so would have a long shower before bed... as water would stop any fire that had started inside me... sounds crazy but I guess there is some kid logic in there somewhere.

I still turn around and search for demons hiding in my bathroom

That isn't emphasising a danger, that is exaggerating and unreasonably scaring that poor child. Teaching care is one thing, giving people lifelong phobias isn't good parenting.

But, it's true. Isn't it? 🤪

In the days of VHS tape, one of my friends pulled the FBI copyright warnings out of all his tapes and spliced them together in an empty cassette. 2 hours of FBI warnings! Very Andy Warhol-ish . . .

My concern was volcanos. I read a book when I was in grade school about a farmer in Mexico who saw a volcano erupt from his corn field. Mind you, I lived in Florida (before it became awful ) which is comprised mainly of sandstone with no tectonic plate with hundreds of miles. I was suspicious of every hole in the ground. Worried about it for years.

I was scared that if I sat on the toilet too long, then a snake-like monster would emerge from the water and bite my ass

I don't know if every swimming pool have shark, but some of them certainly do. I'm sure!

Volcanoes are a pressing issue. Love from NZ

What's wrong about that?

Our dog got skunked so yes. I was terrified. I am allergic to tomatoes, so bathing in tomato juice would not have been an option for me.

I blame Rugrats....that episode unnerved kid me

If people keep destroying the habitat of animals, they must not be surprised when the animals move into the peoples habitat.