"The function of sneezing is to expel mucus containing foreign particles or irritants and cleanse the nasal cavity. During a sneeze, the soft palate and uvula depress while the back of the tongue elevates to partially close the passage to the mouth so that air ejected from the lungs may be expelled through the nose. Because the closing of the mouth is partial, a considerable amount of this air is usually also expelled from the mouth. The force and extent of the expulsion of the air through the nose varies."
In Ancient Greece, sneezes were believed to be prophetic signs from the gods.
In Europe, principally around the early Middle Ages, it was believed that one's life was in fact tied to one's breath - a belief reflected in the word "expire" (originally meaning "to exhale") gaining the additional meaning of "to come to an end" or "to die". This connection, coupled with the significant amount of breath expelled from the body during a sneeze, had likely[citation needed] led people to believe that sneezing could easily be fatal.
In certain parts of Eastern Asia, particularly in Japanese culture and Vietnamese culture, a sneeze without an obvious cause was generally perceived as a sign that someone was talking about the sneezer at that very moment
In the Seinfeld episode The Good Samaritan, Jerry proposes that one should say "You're so good looking!" in response to a sneeze in lieu of "God Bless You."
What I can say about the last 48 hours is that according to the research...the gods have given me a sign that I have died and come back to life at least several hundred times and that a whole bunch of people have been talking about me and of course that, I am really good looking.
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