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The Little Death I took part in a quiz in which the following question was asked: "Your bodily functions stop when you sneeze. True or false?" I answered "false", but the quizmaster said it was true. Does he have a case, and if so, what happens physiologically when you sneeze? Jennifer O'Neill, London, UK
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on 2010-12-22 10:50:22

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Categories: Human Body.

Tags: sneeze, physiology, body.

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Reply	Paul6240 says: Sounds like 'an old wives tale' . Remember, they used to put folks in the ground that woke up and clawed at the coffin.Then they put in an above ground bell and a string into the coffin.The undead pulled the string and they dug him up=="saved by the bell".Probably talked up by the early mid-wives. (no votes) Tags: sneeze, physiology, body.
	posted on 2010-12-28 05:27:09 \| Report abuse

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