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The simple reason only one nostril gets blocked: The answer is in your pants

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Your nose is a place of mystery. Why, for example, in the midst of a cold, does only one airway get blocked, while the other runs faster than Usain Bolt?

Experts say it has something to do with your reproductive regions – the penis and the clitoris, to be precise. Apparently, the same erectile tissue present in your underwear is also in your nose. It turns out your nose and your sexual organs are inextricably linked.

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