35.9 million: Estimated number of Americans who suffer from hay fever

6-9 feet: Distance that droplets and particles can travel after a sneeze

978 days: Longest sneezing fit on record

100 mph: Estimated speed at which a sneeze leaves the body

29: Number of games slugger Sammy Sosa missed in 2004 because of a back injury caused by two strong sneezes

Sources: The Albany! (N.Y.) Times Union; American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; www.SneezeFetishForum.org; Patti Wood; The Associated Press