I regularly sneeze five times, as does my mom, brother, uncle and one of two aunts (both on mom's side, RIP), and my son.

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[–] 20 points 11 months ago

On QI (bbc quiz show) they once said the sound you make when you sneeze is cultural/learned, so I wouldn't be surprised the number of sneezes is also somehow cultural.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    People who have sun sneezes tend to sneeze a bunch of times at once. Sun sneezes are genetic.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    Probably only in that your sinus and nose structure is shaped similarly.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    I would say that it probably is but if it turns out to be cultural then that would be very interesting.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Reading this post made me sneeze.

    No lie.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Most people in my life sneeze in clusters of three

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