hiccups

     

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Trivia about hiccups

  • To cure these in a baby, the Almanac advises, don't yell Boo; put 2 broom straws in its hair
  • Hippocrates said sneezing cures these; medical science today advises that you breathe in a bag
  • Eating quickly can cause these diaphragm spasms--Boo!
  • If you have a case of singultus, relax, it's just these spasms of the diaphragm