A video is going around of rescue workers giving a stuck, but still smiling little boy sips of water from a bottle cap. The boys reportedly Syrian, and there are a lot of Syrians in Turkey as a result of that country's civil war. For as long as I can remember, bread has given me hiccups. Just eat a spoonful of peanut butter. Unexplainable is taking on hiccups: What causes them? And is there any kind of scientific cure? Follow Unexplained for new episodes every Wednesday.
Turkey is digging itself out from the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands across the country. Recovery efforts have been more difficult in northwest Syria, where civil war means there’s no unified response to the crisis.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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