“Bless You”

      I.     Many people have become accustomed to saying "bless you" or "gesundheit" when someone sneezes. This is because every time you sneeze, your heart stops at that moment (skips a beat). This is risky especially due to the fact that our heart beats in continuum.

    II.     Wishing someone well after they sneeze probably originated thousands of years ago. The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic

  III.     It entered the English language in the early part of the 20th century, brought to the United States by German-speaking immigrants.

    IV.     The Romans would say "Jupiter preserve you" or "Salve," which meant "good health to you," and the Greeks would wish each other "long life."