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Why your eyes won’t pop out when you sneeze

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You can safely ignore the playground rumors. While sneezing does temporarily spike your blood pressure and intracranial pressure, your eyes are firmly secured in their sockets by six highly durable extraocular muscles. Closing your eyes during a sneeze is just an involuntary autonomic reflex, not a structural requirement to keep your face from exploding.

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