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At one point or another, most of us have been woken up by a nightmare or an intense urge to go to the bathroom. Hiccups may be a less-familiar middle-of-the-night disruption, but it does happen.

Let’s be honest, hiccups are annoying and can be frustratingly hard to stop. But they’re something that most mammals deal with, including dogs, horses and even squirrels. While the majority of hiccups ...