GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

“Bless you” after sneezing started as a spell to keep your soul from rage-quitting your body.

✗ FAKE
"Bless you" has uncertain origins. Common explanations include a plague-era blessing or beliefs about the soul leaving the body, but none is confirmed. The rage-quitting version is a joke.

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