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Is their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] Talonflame@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

TIL. I've heard a similar thing about certain smells being closely tied with the memory centre in the brain.

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Is their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] Talonflame@lemmy.cafe 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

No, sneezing, as in the photic sneeze reflex. If I look at the sun by accident I'll sneeze.

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[–] Talonflame@lemmy.cafe 6 points 6 months ago

No, you do you

Rep. Randy Fine Implies Gaza Should Be ‘Nuked’ Like Japan After DC Shooting in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] Talonflame@lemmy.cafe 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Gaza has a population of over 2 million people, half of them children. Rep Randy is fine with the prospect of killing a million children. because of the deaths of two people