Eating watermelon seeds

Hmm... pretty sure we have something similar here in my country, though I can't remember if it was watermelon seeds particularly or some other seed. But certainly a seed you ingested whole, as opposed to a seed you chewed apart and so is not a whole seed anymore. So maybe smaller seeds... Watermelon seeds, we normally break open and chew what's inside before swallowing, so maybe not that...

I remember hearing things like that as a child too. I think adults had a whole collection of stories ready whenever they wanted us to stop eating something they thought we should not. The watermelon growing in your belly one is definitely a classic.

My mother also said that, but after I read it, it turns out that there is acid in the stomach which can destroy everything, including iron.

If a kid fell and scraped his knee/s, the elders usually say that rice will come out of his wound/s. This is how they wanted to keep kiddies from being wounded and scarred by playing outdoors.

How about don’t eat twin bananas if you’re single, or you might have twins lol

The same was said here in the UK about apple pips ...

WE were told the same by our elders back then.

I have heard that said here too. I love watermelon and I eat the seeds sometimes too.

I don't really know if it's healthy to eat watermelon seeds..will find out