Stick Finger facts

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A chicken can be hypnotized by holding its head against the ground and drawing a line along the ground with a stick or finger, starting at the beak and extending straight in front of the chicken. It will remain immobile between 15 seconds and 30 minutes, continuing to stare at the line.

In Japan, young kids play a game called, "Kancho" in which they stick their fingers in the unsuspecting victim's anus for fun.

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1. The first tiger shark to hatch inside it's mother's uterus eats all the other embryos, and at least one scientist has been bitten by unwisely sticking a finger in a pregnant tiger shark's uterus

2. A chicken can be hypnotized by holding its head down and drawing with a stick or a finger a straight line away from its beak on the ground. And it will wake up immediately if the line infront of it is erased.

3. The conguero plays the conga drums with their fingers and the palms of their hands and some use drum sticks or mallets but this method is less common.

4. When playing a taking drum the musician often uses a stick to strike the drum head, as well as their fingers, and they use their other hand to change the tension of the cords which enables them to change the pitch.

5. There is a phrase for the particular type of corruption that occurs when a journalist accepts a bribe: gombo. Gombo is a French word for okra, "a slippery plant that sticks to your fingers."

6. An Australian rugby player was suspended for twelve weeks in 2001 for sticking his fingers up the anuses of three different players during tackles.

7. The chief doctor that helped kill President James Garfield in 1881 after he was shot (by repeatedly sticking unsterilized fingers into his wound, searching for the bullet) was named Doctor Willard Bliss, MD. His parents named him after the doctor who delivered him: Dr. Willard.

8. In the Czech and Slovak Language you can create an entire sentence without a single vowel in it: "Strč prst skrz krk" meaning "Stick a finger through your throat".

9. About Tourette's syndrome which causes involuntary contractions and for you to yell out random words and phrases such as "stick your finger in it".

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Men have two holes, big enough to stick a finger into, near the base of their penis. It's called the Inguinal Canal.

Hiccups can be cured by sticking a finger up your ass - source

One of the best ways to stop a hiccup attack is a digital rectal massage. Basically, you stick your finger inside your anal cavity and the hiccups will stop. - source

It's socially acceptable to stick your fingers in your friend's butt in Japan.

Kancho is a Japanese prank where someone sticks their fingers in another individual's anus and screams Kancho! - source

You can cure hiccups by sticking your finger up your ass

Cure for Hiccups Take thy finger ends, and stop both thine ears very hard, and the hickop will surcease immediately. Translation: Stick your fingers in your ears and push hard.