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"I start without warning and end without explanation. Every cure for me is disputed. I have no known useful purpose. I am your body surprising itself. What am I?"

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Answer: Hiccups. A hiccup is an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm. They start spontaneously and stop equally unpredictably. No cure (holding breath, drinking water, being scared) has been scientifically proven. Hiccups appear to have no biological purpose.

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