Hiccups are loud, embarrassing, and mildly uncomfortable. We have no control over them and they can happen anytime, anywhere. But they can cause a giggle in the room! Let’s explore some fun facts on Hiccups.

• Hiccups are a mystery, no one knows for sure why they happen!
• Almost all mammals have hiccups .
• The medical term for the hiccups is singultus.
• The sound of a hiccup is caused by your own body cutting off the air that you have sucked in.
• Babies in the womb hiccup too!
• Babies hiccup more than adults.
• Hiccups can happen up to 60 times per minute.
• The longest bout of hiccups lasted for 68 years.
• The medieval term for hiccups were “hockets”.
• Once you hiccup more than 7 times, you typically will hiccup 63 times or more.