You’re not Bangali if you haven’t grown up hearing at least one of these lies

Adults have trolled kids from the beginning of time, perhaps unintentionally. We are all guilty of being gullible enough to believe some of these ridiculous superstitions introduced to us by our elderly. Here are 8 lies Bangladeshi children grew up hearing.

1.If you eat an orange seed, an orange tree will grow in your stomach.

For the number of seeds we have all swallowed over the years, there’d probably be a garden in our stomach by now

2.If you eat ants you will learn how to swim.

Scared of water? Eat a couple of ants and jump right in

3.You need to get slapped once, you’ll never get married.

Now you know why all your friends are getting married and you are still single

4.If you waste a single grain of rice you will be haunted by snakes for each grain you waste.


Pretty much explains all those snakes you call friends

5.If you eat eggs before an exam you will get zero aka “anda.”

Now you can blame it on the egg your mom forced you to eat for breakfast

6.If you leave your book open, Satan will read it.

Someday you might walk in on Satan doing your homework. Can you complain?

7.If you sit on a pillow you will get zits on your butt.


How come we never get one on our heads?

8.If you eat twin bananas you will have twin babies.

Double the bananas double the trouble