THE 411 ON SNEEZES & HOW TO STOP THEM

Here's some fun for the day…..

TRIVIA: 
What do you need two of to play 'Double Dutch'?

BRAIN RIDDLE:
You walk onto a bridge and see a boat full of people and yet there's not a single person on board.   How is this possible?


JOKE:
Q:  Why don't the animals in the forest play Poker anymore?
A:  There's just to many Cheetahs.


COMIC FUN

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:
We should fear displeasing God more than we fear society's rejection.

THE 411 ON SNEEZES

I have a tendency to wonder about random things.  Once that curiosity kicks in I have to look it up and learn about it.   I've done that since I was a kid.  Back then I'd grab an encyclopedia.  These days I google the topic and see what I can find.    Just in case you've ever wondered basic info about sneezes….today is your lucky day.   Here you go….




1.  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SNEEZE?

A sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa.  The powerful nature of a sneeze is attributed to its involvement of numerous organs of the upper body – it is a reflexive response involving the face, throat, and chest muscles. 

Tricks to stopping a sneeze:

a.  Hold your breath while counting to 10

b.  gently pinch the bridge of your nose for a few seconds

c.  tap dance to a Broadway song while eating a twinkie with your left hand while wearing gloves.   (ok, just kidding there, but give it whirl)

d.  My trick:  I pretend I see a cat and watch it walk around the room etc.   (no joke) It seems to help me.  I think it's a focus issue.

e.  Pinch your upper lip

f.  press your tongue hard behind your 2 front teeth where they meet your gum.

g.  tickle the roof of your mouth with your tongue.

h.  Use your nails and pinch the flap of your skin between your thumb and forefinger.

i.  Grab the spot between your eyebrows.  ( this is a pressure point that works for headaches too)

j.  wiggle your earlobe gently

On a personal note, I find it pretty cool that it is virtually impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

2.  SNEEZES START IN YOUR NERVES

It's a nerve transmission that tells your brain something in your nose needs to come out.

3.  SNEEZING KEEPS YOUR BODY SAFE

Sneezing protects the body from viruses and bacteria

4.  SNEEZES ARE QUICK

Sneezes travel at about 100mph 

5.  SNEEZES SEND CLOSE TO 100,000 GERMS INTO THE AIR

Yuck.  Please cover your mouth & nose when you sneeze

6.  YOU DON'T SNEEZE IN YOUR SLEEP

7.  SUNSHINE MAY MAKE YOU SNEEZE

1 out of every 3 people sneezes when exposed to bright light

(Now I'm stuck singing John Denver's  "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy" with changing the 'happy' with snee---eezze"

8. GESUNDHEIT 

This is commonly spoken after a sneeze and means 'Be Healthy' or "Good Health!" in German.

Wishing someone good health after a sneeze dates back to thousands of years ago.  The Romans would say "Jupiter preserve you".    The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great who uttered it in the 6th century during the bubonic plague epidemic.   Sneezing was seen as a sign of the plague.  

Sneezes seem to get special treatment (people don't say 'God bless you' after a cough very often) because there was a school of thought that sneezes precede illness.


In honor of sneezes…….I extend to you a "God bless you"

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TRIVIA ANSWER:

Jump ropes

BRAIN RIDDLE:

They're all married.

Until next time…...