Unless you have an arcane disorder from a lesion on a very specific spot on our medulla, the chances are you sneeze. Turns out most animals do it, even lizards! Learn the whys and hows of this most interesting involuntary reflex.
# Stuff You Should Know: Sneezing
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating science of sneezing, exploring everything from the specialized brain region that controls this involuntary reflex to the surprising variety of triggers that make us sneeze. They cover quirky conditions like photic sneezing (when bright light makes you sneeze), the mysterious world record holder who sneezed nearly 1,000 days straight, and the physics behind how sneeze particles can travel up to 27 feet through the air. Fair warning: this episode gets delightfully weird when discussing things like how sexual arousal might trigger sneezing and the bizarre genetic sneeze patterns some people inherit.
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