# The sun makes me sneeze

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-makes-me-sneeze/173881
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-makes-me-sneeze/173881 "2003-05-08T12:23:55Z")
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### Author: ![rolypoly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@rolypoly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolypoly)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-makes-me-sneeze/173881/1 "2003-05-08T12:23:55Z")

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Sometimes when I get sunlight in my eyes I sneeze, twice. Why?

-Hugo

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### Author: ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-makes-me-sneeze/173881/2 "2003-05-08T12:42:06Z")

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[Here](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_303.html) is Cecil’s column on the subject.