Charles Osborne (USA, 1894-1991) was the victim of the longest attack of hiccups, which lasted a jaw-dropping 68 years.
Charles Osborne (USA, 1894-1991) started hiccoughing in 1922 while attempting to weigh a hog before slaughtering it.
He could not find a cure, but led a normal life in which he had two wives and fathered eight children. He continued until morning in February 1990.
There is a Guinness World Record for the longest hiccup attack and it was held by Charles Osborne. He hiccuped continuously for 68 years, from 1922 to 1990.
— gamsam | 🦍 (@thegamsam) June 11, 2023
He experienced 20 to 40 hiccups per minute and hiccuped an estimated 430 million times before his death https://t.co/tyGphQgn2B pic.twitter.com/sEknLrohgk
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