It's a rumour that has circulated in playgrounds around the world for years. So, if you sneeze with your eyes open, will they really pop out of your head? Dr David Huston, a professor of medicine at ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do we sneeze? – Naomi, 9, San Francisco, ...

One moment you're fine, and the next your face is scrunched up and the pressure builds until... ahh choo! why do close your eyes whenever you sneeze? Maybe you've heard that you can't sneeze with your ...