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TIL A man named Charles Osborne had hiccups non-stop for approximately 68 years, from 1922 to 1990. In 1922, he was weighing a hog for slaughter. He fell and busted a blood vessel in his brain resulting in him damaging a small part of the brain that inhibits the hiccup response.

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