I love these great sneezing facts from Beano.com 🙂Â
1) You produce 2.5 pints of snot every day.
(Oh, and you swallow most of it)
2) A single sneeze releases 100,000 germs into the air.
3) Germs can be blasted up to 5 feet away.
4) The world’s longest sneeze was by Donna Griffiths in Worcestershire.
(She sneezed non-stop for 978 days!)
5) When you sneeze, bacteria stays in the air for up to 45 minutes.
6) A sneeze can send germs flying out at up to 200 miles per hour!
Can you guys research any other sneezing facts?
.We sneeze to give our noses a reboot.
.Sunlight causes many people to sneeze.
.It’s quite normal to sneeze in twos or threes.
.our eyes close involuntarily when we sneeze.
Good facts Eleni.
Thank you
In some cultures, sneezing is a sign of good or bad luck.
Also in some cultures when you sneeze it means someone is talking about you behind your back.
Some people reckon if you say lamp or cucumber after sensing a sneeze coming it stops it from happening.
This isn’t about sneezing but the Beano website is really good and on the mermaid test I got 8 out of 10:)
This fact is more about the nose but the nose is not only for smelling and sneezing but it also plays a role in taste and even in hearing!
Your nose makes about a quart (about 1 liter) of snot every day. Mucus has a pretty important job — it keeps the lining of your nose moist and warms the air you breathe. Mucus also protects the lungs.
I like your use of correct scientific vocabulary Adi. Keep it up.
I did not know that.Thanks for the facts Adi!
This is not a very big fact but, if you have that feeling in your nose where you want to sneeze but its doesn’t come out, stare into the light it triggers your nose making you sneeze.
Why??
The reason why is because Its a nerve malfunction. the name of this photic sneeze reflex. Also the reason we close are eyes when sneezing is because the sneeze sends orders to muscle contractions controlling our eyelids. Huston said ‘ Perhaps people close their eyes while sneezing to prevent the expelled particles from entering their eyes ‘
Mr. Burns, I can’t quite get my head around the fact that someone sneezed for 976 days, I find it bad enough sneezing 10 times in a row, which is something I often do first thing in the morning. Also, the first fact is revolting – I would prefer not to have known!
Hee hee, sorry, I can’t resist a disgusting science fact!
Hello!!!!!
I’m just reading through this and wow!