Did you know...? (A thread for amusing TIL stuff)

[Step-Back Lauri]

...That sneezing is much more complex of a thing you'd ever thought of?

So here's some instructions of. How to get yourself to sneeze:

How to Make Yourself Sneeze: 10 Ways

Got a tickle in your nose? Here's are 10 ways to make yourself sneeze and get rid of that itch: wiggle a tissue in your nose, look at a bright light, sniff pepper, pluck an eyebrow or nose hair, rub the roof of your mouth or the bridge of your nose, eat chocolate, go somewhere cold, or drink...

www.healthline.com

My favorite from the article:

"8. Eat a piece of chocolate
Eating dark chocolate with a high percentage of cacao may help bring about a sneeze. This typically works for sneezes that aren’t allergy-induced. People who don’t regularly eat chocolate may have more success.

This is technically categorized as a photic sneeze reflex, because it causes sneezing by an unknown trigger. It’s not known exactly why it works, but it could be that some of the cocoa particles get into the nose."

If you ever are pointed out about your constant chocolate consumption, just blame the stuck sneeze you need to release.

 

[gandalfe]

5 artists had top 40 Billboard hits in the 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s. Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, Kenny G, and Weird Al.

 

[Sardines]

...That sneezing is much more complex of a thing you'd ever thought of?

So here's some instructions of. How to get yourself to sneeze:

How to Make Yourself Sneeze: 10 Ways

Got a tickle in your nose? Here's are 10 ways to make yourself sneeze and get rid of that itch: wiggle a tissue in your nose, look at a bright light, sniff pepper, pluck an eyebrow or nose hair, rub the roof of your mouth or the bridge of your nose, eat chocolate, go somewhere cold, or drink...

www.healthline.com

My favorite from the article:

"8. Eat a piece of chocolate
Eating dark chocolate with a high percentage of cacao may help bring about a sneeze. This typically works for sneezes that aren’t allergy-induced. People who don’t regularly eat chocolate may have more success.

This is technically categorized as a photic sneeze reflex, because it causes sneezing by an unknown trigger. It’s not known exactly why it works, but it could be that some of the cocoa particles get into the nose."

If you ever are pointed out about your constant chocolate consumption, just blame the stuck sneeze you need to release.

The most reliable way to get me to sneeze is for me to first sneeze.

They always come in twos for me.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

The most reliable way to get me to sneeze is for me to first sneeze.

They always come in twos for me.

Same here. I've read some neuroscientists think it's because brains have learned that a certain number of sneezes have usually been enough to clear your airways, so even if we don't need the n number of sneezes, there's usually the same amount every time.

 

[gandalfe]

In the time it takes to listen to the Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), the International Space Station travels 500 miles, then 500 more.

 

[infection]

In the time it takes to listen to the Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), the International Space Station travels 500 miles, then 500 more.

Alright, so I was in a Wendy’s in 2006 in Pickerington, Ohio. I saw two guys who looked like each other, like twins, glasses and all, and looked just like The Proclaimers. Didn’t think much of it. About 9 or so months later I had looked up online and saw they did some kind of benefit concert in Columbus around that rough time frame. I’ve always wondered if it was actually them.

Another random thing when I was in the same area. I was on an LDS mission and out knocking doors. Same town of Pickerington. Knocked on a door and thought, wow, that guy looked a lot like Ross Perot. Odd because I hadn’t thought of Ross Perot for like a decade, and he wasn’t running through my mind. As we were walking off his porch and passed his open garage, there was a Ross Perot sign up there. It was weird. Made me wonder if they were related or something.