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Fact of the Day: The man who hiccuped for 68 years​

Imagine hiccuping nonstop for nearly seven decades—that’s exactly what happened to Charles Osborne, who holds the world record for the longest case of hiccups, starting in 1922 and miraculously ending in 1990. Despite countless attempts at a cure, his persistent hiccups became an extraordinary and baffling medical mystery. But why exactly do we hiccup?

Source: TED-Ed / YouTube​

 

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