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Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
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Hiccup
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Hiccups
Firsts
Silently
Without
Neighbors
First
Exception
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Quiet
Least
Alerting

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