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The Strange Origins of Popular Superstitions

TheThinkingAtheist

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Is There a Button in the Elevator?

The nerve reflexes of the nose sleep with us, right? They also go to sleep. And so that's why we don't sneeze as we lie there in bed unconscious. There's a percentage of thep tion, about one in four, 25 %, that sneezes when exposed to a sudden bright light. If you've ever sneezed while plucking your eyebrows, there's a reason for that too. The fear of the number 13, it actually has an official name, triscitic phobia. Some people won't sit on the thirteenth row on an airplane.

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