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"A sneeze is gentle violence." That line stuck with me while researching this. We say "Bless You" hundreds of times without thinking, but the origins are far from polite. It traces back to a time when a sneeze was a terrifying omen—a sign the soul was slipping away or that the Plague had arrived.

Join me by the firelight of history as we peel back the layers of this ancient superstition turned modern habit. From Roman emperors to frightening medieval rooms, we uncover why this phrase was originally a desperate spell for survival. It gets darker than you think.

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