The Side Effects of Endorphins

On this day in 1922 Longest recorded attack of hiccups begins when Charles Osborne gets the hiccups and continues for 68 years; he dies 11 months after they stop.

Using back of the envelope math, the hiccups ate it in the year 1990.

During this reign of terror, on this day in 1970 The Beatles’ “Let It Be” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks. Somehow, I think they were writing about the guy with the hiccups.

And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shinin’ until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

He lived with those hiccups, until on this day in 1983 NASA’s Pioneer 10 becomes the first human-made object to leave the solar system taking with them this poor man’s hiccups.

The hiccups would exist in the cosmos for another few years. As Charlie Osborne would fall asleep at night he still had his hiccups.

You know that Little jerk you occasionally have when falling asleep. Myoclonic jerks are sudden, brief, involuntary muscle twitches, spasms, or shocks. While mild forms like hiccups or “sleep starts” (hypnic jerks) are normal in healthy individuals, frequent or persistent jerks may indicate an underlying neurological condition,

You have Charlie Osborne to thank for that.