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Originally posted by Optimist Prime
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> People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when
> you sneeze, your heart
> stops for a millisecond.
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What a fun thread! Is this true about the sneezing thing? I remember being told in school that the reason "Bless You" (or Gesundheit, meaning "health" in German) was because back in the time of the Bubonic Plague, they thought sneezing was a symptom or a sign that you were going to die...so they were blessing you or wishing you health...hmm? anyone know what the real deal is?