It is the law of nature that younger kids look up to older kids. Young ones rely on the wisdom and experience of the wise and worldly 12-year-olds in their neighborhood. After all, they have experienced a lot of life in their dozen years on Earth. Parents think they know everything, but they don’t. Now, sixth graders … they are the true sages. But here’s what the little kids don’t know. The big kids love to get their kicks out of spreading false news to the gullible children in the neighborhood … like these ridiculous lies.
#1: Swallowing Gum Means It Stays in Your Stomach for Seven Years
It sounds like a scientific fact, so youngsters totally believed the big kids who warned them about swallowing gum. Gum is sticky, they explained, so it sticks to the inside of your stomach where it is slowly – very slowly – dissolved by your stomach acids. Don’t accumulate too much gum in your belly, they added, or you won’t have any room for pizza.
