Once you notice how many cartoon characters have four fingers, it‘s hard to ignore. The artistic choice originated with Disney and other early animation studios in the 1920s, and since then it ...

One strange quirk about animation is that cartoon characters more often than not only have four fingers. Mickey Mouse ... Japanese caste system still has a long-lasting impact on animation ...

Eagle-eyed film lovers may have noticed that some of the world’s favourite illustrations actually only have three fingers on each ... Despite the painstakingly long task, the Disney duo believe ...

From the ancient Roman thumbs-up to the modern mystery of Gen Z’s sideways peace sign/head-tilt, our hands have been doing a lot of talking for a very long ... fingers for luck. Though the gestu ...

The Greek playwright Aristophanes was also purportedly a fan of the gesture, referring to “the long finger” in several of his plays. In his comedy “The Clouds,” written in 419 B.C., a ...