MediumLateral
"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?"
Answer
Hiccups
Explanation
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.
This is a medium riddle in the Lateral Thinking category — Riddles that require thinking completely outside the box.
Tags:lateralbodywordplay
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