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  2. Knuckle - Wikipedia

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    Anatomically, it is said that the knuckles consist of the metacarpophalangeal [1] (MCP) and interphalangeal (IP) joints of the finger. The knuckles at the base of the fingers may be referred to as the 1st [1] or major knuckles while the knuckles at the midfinger are known as the 2nd [2] and 3rd, or minor, knuckles.

  3. Mumblety-peg - Wikipedia

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    Mark Twain's 1896 book Tom Sawyer, Detective describes "mumbletypeg" as one of boys' favorite outdoor games. [7]In the 1925 film Too Many Kisses, Richard Dix's character demonstrates his contempt for the family business by playing the game in the office, with an office boy.

  4. Muscles of the hand - Wikipedia

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    The radial nerve innervates the finger extensors and the thumb abductor; that is, the muscles that extend at the wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints (knuckles) and abduct and extend the thumb. The median nerve innervates the flexors of the wrist and digits, the abductors and opponens of the thumb, the first and second lumbricals. The ulnar ...

  5. Finger - Wikipedia

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    The English word finger stems from Old English finger, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fingraz ('finger'). It is cognate with Gothic figgrs, Old Norse fingr, or Old High German fingar. Linguists generally assume that *fingraz is a ro-stem deriving from a previous form *fimfe, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ('five'). [34]

  6. Joint cracking - Wikipedia

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    A study published in 2011 examined the hand radiographs of 215 people (aged 50 to 89). It compared the joints of those who regularly cracked their knuckles to those who did not. [16] The study concluded that knuckle-cracking did not cause hand osteoarthritis, no matter how many years or how often a person cracked their knuckles. [16]

  7. Charlie Bit My Finger - Wikipedia

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    The profit from the video was enough that the family could afford to purchase a new house. [29] Their success has been compared to winning a lottery, a so-called "meme lottery". [20] Since the "Charlie Bit My Finger" video was posted, other videos of babies have gone "viral" on YouTube and the families are monetising them, some making over US ...

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  9. Knuckle-walking - Wikipedia

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    Knuckle-walking is a form of quadrupedal walking in which the forelimbs hold the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles. Gorillas and chimpanzees use this style of locomotion, as do anteaters and platypuses. Knuckle-walking helps with actions other than locomotion on the ...