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Let's have some fun reminiscing for the August Question of the Month. I have a feeling this question might bring up a lot of laughs!

What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

I'll go first - I thought that if you got rained on, you'd get a cold. I heard that from so many grown-ups as a kid, "You're gonna get sick if you don't dry your hair!" Thanks to the internet, I learned that's just an old wives tale! 

Now it's your turn to answer. If you do, you'll get a cool new badge to sport on your profile! 

#QOTM

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Nicole Milliken
Senior Online Community Video Specialist
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As a kid, I thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem in my life. Turns out it was never an issue at all.😅

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Lucas Santana
Pre-Sales Consultant at Solve4ME
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Hahaha!!! SO many movies showed us that quicksand was an issue to worry about! Too funny.

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Nicole Milliken
Senior Online Community Video Specialist
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:07
From: Lucas Santana
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid, I thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem in my life. Turns out it was never an issue at all.😅

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Lucas Santana
Pre-Sales Consultant at Solve4ME
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Defnitely thought quicksand would be an issue.  When I was a kid, I'd poke the ground with a stick when we went on nature hikes.  It drove my parents crazy because it would take forever to go a short distance. 

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Cindy Dexter
Business Analyst
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:07
From: Lucas Santana
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid, I thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem in my life. Turns out it was never an issue at all.😅

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Lucas Santana
Pre-Sales Consultant at Solve4ME
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😆

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Raju
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:07
From: Lucas Santana
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid, I thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem in my life. Turns out it was never an issue at all.😅

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Lucas Santana
Pre-Sales Consultant at Solve4ME
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As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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So glad that is just a myth :)

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Nicole Milliken
Senior Online Community Video Specialist
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:22
From: Raphael Poliesi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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I still turn it over too. Better safe than sorry 😂😂

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:22
From: Raphael Poliesi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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As a Brazilian, I have to say, by far this is the best answer! HAHAHAHAHAH

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Arthur Pereira Reinoldes
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:22
From: Raphael Poliesi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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Kkkkkkkkkk I still flip them back over to this day-I'm not taking any chances, haha.

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Kaio Oliveira
GCP - GCQM - GCS - GCA - GCD - GCO - GPE & GPR - GCWM

PS.: I apologize if there are any mistakes in my English; my primary language is Portuguese-Br.
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:22
From: Raphael Poliesi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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This is easily the worst thing ever, nobody wants it. 😅

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Guilherme Souza
n/a
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:22
From: Raphael Poliesi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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To this day I still turn them over too hahahaha

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Leonardo Teixeira
NA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:22
From: Raphael Poliesi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As a kid in Brazil, I believed that leaving a flip-flop upside down could make my mom die. I still turn it over just in case hahaha.

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Raphael Poliesi
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When I was a kid, everyone used to say that if you swallowed chewing gum, it would glue your intestines together.

I accidentally swallowed a piece once, and I cried for hours because I was convinced I was going to die. 😂😂

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Camila Meneghini
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😂😂I used to believe the exact same thing and also swallowed some and was convinced I was going to choke to death!!

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Tracy
Genesys
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:55
From: Camila Meneghini
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

When I was a kid, everyone used to say that if you swallowed chewing gum, it would glue your intestines together.

I accidentally swallowed a piece once, and I cried for hours because I was convinced I was going to die. 😂😂

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Camila Meneghini
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That's practically a therapy topic HAHAHAHA

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:57
From: Tracy Vickers
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

😂😂I used to believe the exact same thing and also swallowed some and was convinced I was going to choke to death!!

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Tracy
Genesys
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:55
From: Camila Meneghini
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

When I was a kid, everyone used to say that if you swallowed chewing gum, it would glue your intestines together.

I accidentally swallowed a piece once, and I cried for hours because I was convinced I was going to die. 😂😂

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Camila Meneghini
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My mother used to say the exact same thing, i thought i was going to die when i swallowed one

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Alka
Associate Technical Support Engineer
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:55
From: Camila Meneghini
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

When I was a kid, everyone used to say that if you swallowed chewing gum, it would glue your intestines together.

I accidentally swallowed a piece once, and I cried for hours because I was convinced I was going to die. 😂😂

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Camila Meneghini
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Eu tambem acreditava nisso, até hoje não tenho coragem hahaha

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Eduardo Hubner
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 11:55
From: Camila Meneghini
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

When I was a kid, everyone used to say that if you swallowed chewing gum, it would glue your intestines together.

I accidentally swallowed a piece once, and I cried for hours because I was convinced I was going to die. 😂😂

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Camila Meneghini
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Eating carrots were supposed to be good for your eyesight - i've needed glasses for years :-)

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Jonathan Moore
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Yep! 😂😂 And to make it even better, whenever they told us carrots were good for our eyesight, they'd say, "Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?" 🤣

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 12:19
From: Jonathan Moore
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Eating carrots were supposed to be good for your eyesight - i've needed glasses for years :-)

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Jonathan Moore
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Same!  And I have eaten LOTS of carrots and also been wearing glasses for years.  LOL.

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Margo
IT - Special Projects Assistant
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 13:11
From: Camila Meneghini
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Yep! 😂😂 And to make it even better, whenever they told us carrots were good for our eyesight, they'd say, "Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?" 🤣

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 12:19
From: Jonathan Moore
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Eating carrots were supposed to be good for your eyesight - i've needed glasses for years :-)

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Jonathan Moore
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My Dad was stationed at Eglin Field in Florida with the Army Air Corps in WWII. My mom was there with him. She says that the early nightfighter pilots, who had top secret radar on their aircraft, would answer the question, "How can you see to fly at night?" with, "We eat a lot of carrots." :-)

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George Ganahl, Orchestrator Maestro
Technical Adoption Champion
Genesys
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 12:19
From: Jonathan Moore
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Eating carrots were supposed to be good for your eyesight - i've needed glasses for years :-)

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Jonathan Moore
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... and the evidence is: rabbits don't need glasses 😅

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Frank
Senior CX Advisory Consultant
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 12:19
From: Jonathan Moore
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Eating carrots were supposed to be good for your eyesight - i've needed glasses for years :-)

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Jonathan Moore
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When I was a kid, I thought that if I trained too much at the gym, I would eventually become huge, like professional bodybuilders. Because of that, my goal was actually to avoid training too much so I wouldn't get "too big." Later, I realized that building that much muscle requires years of intense training, strict nutrition, and a lot of dedication.😅

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Christian Pereira

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If you believed the ads in the back of old comic books, all it took was the "Atlas Method"...for a nominal fee they could send you the details...

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George Ganahl, Orchestrator Maestro
Technical Adoption Champion
Genesys
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 13:00
From: Christian Pereira
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

When I was a kid, I thought that if I trained too much at the gym, I would eventually become huge, like professional bodybuilders. Because of that, my goal was actually to avoid training too much so I wouldn't get "too big." Later, I realized that building that much muscle requires years of intense training, strict nutrition, and a lot of dedication.😅

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Christian Pereira

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I used to think the moon was following our car wherever we went. It seemed so real when I was a kid! 🌙😄

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Phaneendra
Technical Solutions Consultant
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I used to believe that if we just kept driving, eventually we'd reach the moon hahaha

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 15:11
From: Phaneendra Avatapalli
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

I used to think the moon was following our car wherever we went. It seemed so real when I was a kid! 🌙😄

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Phaneendra
Technical Solutions Consultant
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Same!! I was honestly so disappointed when I found out it wasn't following us. Turns out I just had main-character energy as a kid 😅

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Madalina Maria Vaduva
Associate Technical Support Engineer
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 15:11
From: Phaneendra Avatapalli
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

I used to think the moon was following our car wherever we went. It seemed so real when I was a kid! 🌙😄

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Phaneendra
Technical Solutions Consultant
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I honestly believed that if I turned on the car's interior light at night, the police would stop us immediately. My parents had me convinced! 😂

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Giulia Rokicki
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As an Indian kid, I genuinely believed that if I stepped over someone's legs, they would stop growing unless I stepped back over them. 😄

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Atul Arya
Workforce management analyst
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We used to play this game where we had to jump over each other, and the adults would tell us that we had to jump back over them "backwards," otherwise they wouldn't grow hahaha

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 16:14
From: Atul Arya
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

As an Indian kid, I genuinely believed that if I stepped over someone's legs, they would stop growing unless I stepped back over them. 😄

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Atul Arya
Workforce management analyst
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When I was a kid, I thought when I grow up I'm allowed to do whatever I want to with little or no consequences at all.

Turns out when you grow up, there are more consequences that you'll have to face. 

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Bernard
PROBE GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
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When I was a kid, I lived in Curiúva, a small town in the countryside of Paraná, Brazil, surrounded by woods. I believed that a ball of fire appeared at night on the soccer field near my house. Because of that, after 7 p.m., we would avoid going near the field and run straight home. It was only later that I found out the story was just a way to keep children from staying out too late!

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Luiz Rosa
Full stack developer
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The stories they used to tell us to get us to go home early hahaha

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2026 22:21
From: Luiz Rosa
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

When I was a kid, I lived in Curiúva, a small town in the countryside of Paraná, Brazil, surrounded by woods. I believed that a ball of fire appeared at night on the soccer field near my house. Because of that, after 7 p.m., we would avoid going near the field and run straight home. It was only later that I found out the story was just a way to keep children from staying out too late!

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Luiz Rosa
Full stack developer
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Manish Suryavanshi
Lead Consultant
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This was my answer as well, and I'm in England!

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Dave Stockdale
Voice Engineer
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 00:59
From: Manish Suryavanshi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Growing up in India, I genuinely believed that if I swallowed a watermelon seed, a whole watermelon plant would start growing in my stomach!

Every summer, the adults would warn us, and I was always extra careful while eating watermelon. Turns out, that's not how biology works at all!

Looking back, it's funny how many "facts" we accepted as kids without questioning them. 😂

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Manish Suryavanshi
Lead Consultant
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@Manish Suryavanshi Hahaha, I believed that too! Another classic here was that when a woman got pregnant, it was because a watermelon seed had been planted in her belly button. 🤣🤣

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 00:59
From: Manish Suryavanshi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Growing up in India, I genuinely believed that if I swallowed a watermelon seed, a whole watermelon plant would start growing in my stomach!

Every summer, the adults would warn us, and I was always extra careful while eating watermelon. Turns out, that's not how biology works at all!

Looking back, it's funny how many "facts" we accepted as kids without questioning them. 😂

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Manish Suryavanshi
Lead Consultant
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Original Message:
Sent: 8/4/2026 12:21:00 PM
From: Camila Meneghini
Subject: RE: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

@Manish Suryavanshi Hahaha, I believed that too! Another classic here was that when a woman got pregnant, it was because a watermelon seed had been planted in her belly button. 🤣🤣

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Camila Meneghini
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I believed that too, but with any fruit that had seeds hahaha

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 00:59
From: Manish Suryavanshi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Growing up in India, I genuinely believed that if I swallowed a watermelon seed, a whole watermelon plant would start growing in my stomach!

Every summer, the adults would warn us, and I was always extra careful while eating watermelon. Turns out, that's not how biology works at all!

Looking back, it's funny how many "facts" we accepted as kids without questioning them. 😂

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Manish Suryavanshi
Lead Consultant
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Mine was apple seeds in the UK, Watermelon being rather more exotic and expensive when I was young in the 1970s/1980s.

"don't eat the core of the apple or a tree will grow in your tummy!"

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Richard Chandler
Connect
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 00:59
From: Manish Suryavanshi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Growing up in India, I genuinely believed that if I swallowed a watermelon seed, a whole watermelon plant would start growing in my stomach!

Every summer, the adults would warn us, and I was always extra careful while eating watermelon. Turns out, that's not how biology works at all!

Looking back, it's funny how many "facts" we accepted as kids without questioning them. 😂

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Manish Suryavanshi
Lead Consultant
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Sime story for me as well growing in India, but now a days we are eating various seeds in order to keep ourselves fit and healthy.

Full circle :)

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Piyush Banka
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 00:59
From: Manish Suryavanshi
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

Growing up in India, I genuinely believed that if I swallowed a watermelon seed, a whole watermelon plant would start growing in my stomach!

Every summer, the adults would warn us, and I was always extra careful while eating watermelon. Turns out, that's not how biology works at all!

Looking back, it's funny how many "facts" we accepted as kids without questioning them. 😂

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Manish Suryavanshi
Lead Consultant
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I believed that closing my eyes meant nobody could see me. A flawless hiding strategy, according to my 5-year-old self.

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Arpit Arora
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The things we believed as kids hahaha

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Camila Meneghini
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 02:45
From: Arpit Arora
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

I believed that closing my eyes meant nobody could see me. A flawless hiding strategy, according to my 5-year-old self.

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Arpit Arora
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obv, Santa !

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Ashiesh Sharma
GCX- GCP, ARC, SCR, QM
Producer | Conductor | Composer
BT plc
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You mean, he's NOT real?! 😭🤣

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Paul

Paul Mason
Specialist Designer - British Telecommunications PLC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2026 02:54
From: Ashiesh Sharma
Subject: August Question of the Month: What's one thing you thought was true as a kid that turned out to be completely false?

obv, Santa !

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Ashiesh Sharma
GCX- GCP, ARC, SCR, QM
Producer | Conductor | Composer
BT plc
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