00:00Did you know these three hidden facts about why we got hiccups?
00:03Fact number one.
00:03It all starts with a rogue muscle.
00:05Your diaphragm sits just below our lungs.
00:07When you eat too fast, drink carbonated soda or get stress.
00:11This muscle gets irritated and suddenly spams, sucking in a massive gulp of air.
00:15Fact number two.
00:15The hiccup is not the muscle.
00:17It is the sudden stop.
00:18As that massive gulp of air rushes into your throat, your vocal cords volently snapshot
00:23to block it.
00:23That physical trapdoor slamming is what creates the famous hic sound.
00:27Fact number three.
00:27Evolutionary biologists believe hiccups are a leftover reflex from millions of years
00:32ago when our ancient amphibian ancestors used a similar massage farm to pump water over
00:37their gills.
00:38So you are basically breathing like a dead hole.
00:40What is your secret cure for hiccups?
00:42Let me know and subscribe for more body secrets.
