longest case of hiccups
What Is the Longest Recorded Case of the Hiccups? The longest recorded case of the hiccups was 68 years long. From 1922 to 1990, a US man named Charles Osborne continuously hiccupped from 20 to 40 times every minute. Osborne reportedly first experienced the record-breaking case of hiccups in 1922 when he fell down while attempting to weigh a 350 pound (158.76 kg) hog before butchering it.