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The longest hiccupping fit lasted 68 years, with Charles Osborne hiccupping every 1.5 seconds from 1922 until 1990.
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The longest hiccupping fit lasted 68 years, with Charles Osborne hiccupping every 1.5 seconds from 1922 until 1990.

Charles Osborne hiccupped for 68 straight years. He hiccupped every 1.5 seconds without stopping. It started in 1922 while weighing a hog. He lived normally, married twice, and had 8 children. The hiccups mysteriously stopped in 1990.

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