EPISODE · Jun 13, 2023 · 3 MIN
Charles Osborne Had The Hiccups For 68 Years
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1922, a guy named Charles Osborne had an accident with a very unusual side effect: it gave him the hiccups for nearly seven decades. Plus: around this time in 2021 some travelers planned a trip to a spot well off the beaten path. A Cure for Hiccups? Retired Farmer Charles Osborne Isn't Holding His Breath—He's Had Them for 60 Years (People) Anthon's Charles Osborne had hiccups for 68 years straight (Sioux City Journal) People Are Spending About $2,000 to Visit an Uninhabitable Scottish Island for 20 Minutes (Travel + Leisure via Archive.org) There are no hiccups in making our show, thanks to our Patreon backers
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Today in 1922, a guy named Charles Osborne had an accident with a very unusual side effect: it gave him the hiccups for nearly seven decades. Plus: around this time in 2021 some travelers planned a trip to a spot well off the beaten path. A Cure for Hiccups? Retired Farmer Charles Osborne Isn't Holding His Breath—He's Had Them for 60 Years (People) Anthon's Charles Osborne had hiccups for 68 years straight (Sioux City Journal) People Are Spending About $2,000 to Visit an Uninhabitable Scottish Island for 20 Minutes (Travel + Leisure via Archive.org) There are no hiccups in making our show, thanks to our Patreon backers
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