VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?message-squaremessage-square257linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down10
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square257linkfedilink
minus-squareclag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoFrom ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoWe know know sneezing can wake the small elf living in your stomach. According to RFK.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoSure feels like that sometimes.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoStill weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.
From ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
We know know sneezing can wake the small elf living in your stomach. According to RFK.
Sure feels like that sometimes.
Still weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.