Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 27, 2016
Transcript:
Woodchucks take one breath every six minutes during hibernation. Nearly a third of the population has the Photic Sneeze Reflex- an unexplained genetic quirk causing sufferers to sneeze when exposed to bright light! The sun contains 99.9% of the total mass of our solar system!
DoubleM over 8 years ago
Only a third sneeze from looking at light? I thought everybody had that reflex.
johnt204 over 8 years ago
I’m glad to know that my photic sneezes are at least somewhat normal.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
That’s the other 0.1% the solar system has that sun doesn’t?
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
How much breath can a woodchuck breathe if a woodchuck would breathe breath?
silorme over 8 years ago
It is not actually “Unexplained”. The nerve that signals for a sneeze is very close to the muscle which causes your eye to dilate. In some people it is close enough to cause the sneeze reflex when it contracts.
aimlesscruzr over 8 years ago
And considering the sun is made up of mostly hydrogen and helium…
MJKesquire over 8 years ago
I wish I could hibernate from Dec thru the end of Feb.I HATE WINTER!!!
hankgillette over 8 years ago
There is another sneeze reflex that some people have that is triggered immediately after very intimate moments. I hope to see that one in Ripley’s soon.