RECENT data compiled by BMJ Case Reports suggests that holding back a sneeze can inadvertently blow a hole through your pharynx.
That's what happened to a 34-year-old British man detailed in the report, after he tried to stop a sneeze by covering up his nose and mouth only to have the involuntary sternutation channel its force inwards and damage the tissue in his throat.
Keeping in tone with the violence of the sneeze, a passerby allegedly delivered a "god bless you" shortly after by dropping an anvil on the man's head (with apologies to cartoon writers).
Does cycling damage men's reproductive capacity?
No, according to recent research published in the Journal of Urology.
Erectile dysfunction has long been considered the downside of many hours cycling causing damage to the base of the penis, but the sport has now been exonerated.
Some 2,774 cyclists from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand were surveyed, along with 539 swimmers and 789 runners, using a range of questionnaires around sexual health and urinary function.
No statistically significant differences emerged.
See jurology.com for the study.
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