Children are often taught about worms in apples. “Growing up, I thought quicksand and worms in apples would be much more prevalent problems in my life. I have yet to encounter either” was posted on Twitter by [dramatic synth] on June 10, 2013.
 
“When I was younger I always thought finding worms in apples would be a bigger problem than it actually is” was posted on Twitter by Shower Thoughts on April 20, 2016. “When I was a kid I thought finding worms in apples was going to be a much bigger problem than it has turned out to be!” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on September 11, 2016. “Worms in apples has been less of a problem than what we expected as kids” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on May 29, 2020.
 
     
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[dramatic synth]
@newzeyaland
Growing up, I thought quicksand and worms in apples would be much more prevalent problems in my life. I have yet to encounter either.
11:46 AM · Jun 10, 2013 from Potomac, MD·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Megan
@MeganMeetsWorld
Things I always thought would be plausible problems but never actually were: 1. Quicksand. 2. Worms in apples.
9:07 PM · Jan 4, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
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Adam An
@theycallmezeal
I expected worms in apples to be a much bigger problem than they actually are.
7:43 PM · Apr 15, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Cole Caswell
@cole_caswell
When I was younger I expected worms in apples to be a much more frequently occurring problem. I was wrong
5:25 PM · Dec 4, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Robb Sherwin
@icecreamjonsey
Growing up, I thought worms in apples would be a much bigger problem as an adult than it really is.
3:15 PM · Jan 20, 2015·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Shower Thoughts
@atshower
When I was younger I always thought finding worms in apples would be a bigger problem than it actually is
7:53 PM · Apr 20, 2016·IFTTT
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Dragon_Slinky September 5, 2016
I feel like my childhood led me to believe worms in apples would be a much more common problem.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/NewReddit101 September 11, 2016
When I was a kid I thought finding worms in apples was going to be a much bigger problem than it has turned out to be!
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Xombiwulf
I was always more concerned with finding half a worm.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/delusional-thomas May 29, 2020
Worms in apples has been less of a problem than what we expected as kids.
 
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Shower Thoughts
@ShowerB0T
Worms in apples has been less of a problem than what we expected as kids. #Showerthoughts
8:59 AM · May 29, 2020·ShowerBot
 
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Chris Eastvedt
@ChrisEastvedt
Worms in apples have been less of a problem than we were led to believe as kids.
1:05 PM · Jun 12, 2020·MavSocial App