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Gesundheit

April 6, 2020April 23, 2021 ~ Eliza ~ Leave a comment

A woodcut of a plague doctor. PUBLIC DOMAIN I remember being told that the origin of the use of “God bless you” after a sneeze was that a sneeze was held to be a sign that you had the plague and were going to die.  Our history teacher in high school was full of fun … Continue reading Gesundheit

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