A sneeze is a convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.
Sneezing may be linked to sudden exposure to bright light, sudden change in temperature, a particularly full stomach, an allergy or viral infection, and can lead to the spread of disease.
There are two mentions of sneezing in the Bible. 2 Kings 4:35 "The boy sneezed seven times then opened his eyes. Job 41:18 "Light flashes when he sneezes."
Pope Gregory the Great originated the usage of the phrase "God Bless You", when someone sneezes, at a time when coughing was a mortal symptom because of the plague. It was on February 16, 600, that he declared "God bless you" to be the correct response to a sneeze.
On February 13, 1981, 11-year-old Donna Griffiths of Pershore, England, caught a cold and started sneezing. She carried on sneezing about every 30 seconds and surpassed the previous duration record of 194 days on July 26, 1981. It was estimated that she sneezed a million times in the first 365 days. Donna finally achieved her first sneeze-free day on September 16, 1983, 978 days later. It's still the world sneezing record.
The spit particles in a sneeze can reach up to 100mph.
If you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, you might pop an eyeball out.
Halting sneezing via blocking the nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre. It may lead to numerous complications, such as perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), pneudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm.
About twenty-five percent of the human population sneeze when they are exposed to light. This trait is inherited.
Japanese and Cantonese are the only two languages where it's customary to apologize after sneezing.
The “ah-choo” sound people make when sneezing is a cultural learned behavior. For example, in the Philippines they instead say “ha-ching”, the Japanese say “hakashun”, and deaf people don’t add any sounds at all.
Languages have onomatopoeic words for sneezing:
English: ahchoo or achoo
Bengali: hachi
Cantonese: hat chi
Mandarin: ati
French: atchoum
German: hatschi
Greek: apsu
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Sneezing may be linked to sudden exposure to bright light, sudden change in temperature, a particularly full stomach, an allergy or viral infection, and can lead to the spread of disease.
HISTORY
There are two mentions of sneezing in the Bible. 2 Kings 4:35 "The boy sneezed seven times then opened his eyes. Job 41:18 "Light flashes when he sneezes."
Pope Gregory the Great originated the usage of the phrase "God Bless You", when someone sneezes, at a time when coughing was a mortal symptom because of the plague. It was on February 16, 600, that he declared "God bless you" to be the correct response to a sneeze.
On February 13, 1981, 11-year-old Donna Griffiths of Pershore, England, caught a cold and started sneezing. She carried on sneezing about every 30 seconds and surpassed the previous duration record of 194 days on July 26, 1981. It was estimated that she sneezed a million times in the first 365 days. Donna finally achieved her first sneeze-free day on September 16, 1983, 978 days later. It's still the world sneezing record.
FUN SNEEZING FACTS
The spit particles in a sneeze can reach up to 100mph.
If you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, you might pop an eyeball out.
Halting sneezing via blocking the nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre. It may lead to numerous complications, such as perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), pneudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm.
About twenty-five percent of the human population sneeze when they are exposed to light. This trait is inherited.
Japanese and Cantonese are the only two languages where it's customary to apologize after sneezing.
The “ah-choo” sound people make when sneezing is a cultural learned behavior. For example, in the Philippines they instead say “ha-ching”, the Japanese say “hakashun”, and deaf people don’t add any sounds at all.
Languages have onomatopoeic words for sneezing:
English: ahchoo or achoo
Bengali: hachi
Cantonese: hat chi
Mandarin: ati
French: atchoum
German: hatschi
Greek: apsu
Between 15% and 30% the world's population have the photic sneeze reflex, which causes them to sneeze when exposed to bright light, such as sunlight. The exact cause of the photic sneeze reflex is not fully understood, but it is thought to be related to the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for sensation in the face, including the eyes. Its more formal name is Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome, which abbreviates to ACHOO.
People don't sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in the sneeze reflex are also resting.
Sneezing is not confined to humans. Many animals including cats, dogs, horses, chickens and iguanas sneeze.
African wild dogs use sneezing as a form of communication, especially when considering a consensus in a pack on whether or not to hunt.
People don't sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in the sneeze reflex are also resting.
Sneezing is not confined to humans. Many animals including cats, dogs, horses, chickens and iguanas sneeze.
African wild dogs use sneezing as a form of communication, especially when considering a consensus in a pack on whether or not to hunt.
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