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Reply	tbrucenyc says: After consuming carbonated beverages, alcohol, dry breads, or spicy foods. Prolonged laughter or eating too fast are also known to cause hiccups. There are many many causes, see; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccups#Causes  (no votes) Tags: humanbody, HumanMind.
	posted on 2010-11-30 17:00:51 | Report abuse

Reply	Kinh2 says:  Hiccups are an evolutionary vestige of a behaviour that was essential to a very ancient ancestor, considered equivalent to the breathing mechanism of tadpoles. Now, I suppose I should give a reference for that statement, but I forgot where I read it. Anyhow, it is one of those things that wouldn't be if we were designed somehow...  (no votes) Tags: humanbody, HumanMind.
	posted on 2011-02-17 13:30:41 | Report abuse

Reply	Jon-Richfield says: This question has been replied to, if not actually answered to anyone's satisfaction, at: http://www.last-word.com/content_handling/show_tree/tree_id/2766.html and: http://www.last-word.com/content_handling/show_tree/tree_id/2765.html  (no votes) Tags: humanbody, HumanMind.
	posted on 2011-02-17 14:04:01 | Report abuse