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There is a disorder called "Ondine's Curse" that causes people to lose the ability to breathe involuntarily.

There is a disorder called "Ondine's Curse" that causes people to lose the ability to breathe involuntarily. 
Obviously, we all breathe without forcing ourselves to. The first thing one might think, then, is how can one with Ondine's Curse even fall asleep without dying?
Surprisingly, 1 in 200,000 children are born with this disorder, named after the myth of Ondine. The story goes that Ondine was a water nymph who cursed her unfaithful lover to only be able to breathe while he was awake. 

Also called Primary alveolar hypoventilation, it most...

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Published By: OMGFacts - Sunday, 6 May, 2012