It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?

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Those giant foam fingers you wave in the air at sporting events might seem to tower over the crowd, but they actually have a pretty humble origin story.
Want to let a lover know you’re into them? Try letting a fan come to rest on your cheek.
It took a team of people 10 days to arrange the dominos and 8 minutes to watch them fall.
The German national soccer team was looking for shoes to wear in the shower to prevent athlete’s foot. Adidas founder Adi Dassler offered an innovative solution: shower shoes.
There's a good reason the metal hook on a tape measure wiggles, and it has to do with why the first inch is actually 1/16th of an inch short.
Sodas in the Aloha State look a little different from what you’re probably used to.
The amount of gold in Olympic medals is regulated, and there’s a lot less than there used to be.
Deodorant sticks often come with one outer cap and one inner cap, but the purpose of that extra inner cap isn’t really clear.
Learn the science behind the most advanced swimming pools out there.
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, intended the rings to represent nations “united by Olympism.”
The fabric strawberry is more than just a cute accessory to an already cute accessory. It also serves as an important tool.
“[It’s] like baking a cake,” Bob Kramer says. “Only the temperature is 1500°F.”
This color matching tool is great for verbally inclined people.
The concave circles built into the sides of plastic milk jugs are an important part of their design.
The adorable bear honey bottle design helped launch Dutch Gold Honey to national success. Here’s how it came to be.