Unbelievable: Learn the History of the Human Toes Drink [video]

No doubt it is a bizarre and absurd story. It comes from a legend in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, known for housing several mines. According to the tale, in 1973, Captain Dick Stevenson, who was a bartender, was cleaning the cabin of one of these extraction sites when he found the toe of a mummified human toe, floating in a bottle of alcohol, and decided to create a drink somewhat. how unusual.

For while many of us ordinary humans would have sold as a relic, taken to a museum, or even advertised in any newspaper to find out the history of the object, the witty Captain Stevenson created a cocktail. The drink consisted of a glass of champagne with the unexpected ingredient. In the video above the text, Dylan Thuras of the Atlas Obscura YouTube channel explains that the drink has become a bestseller in a local hotel bar.

All very strange, especially when one is aware of the tradition that involves the consumption of the product. Adventurers who want to taste the drink get a certificate if they respect the popular saying that "be fast or slow, but when you drink, your lips have to touch the finger." Currently, according to information from the Mental Floss website, the drink is offered by the Downtown Hotel's Sourdough bar, and champagne has been replaced with a shot of whiskey.

As the article describes, thousands of brave people have tasted "finger drink, " but a problem has affected their consumption. The used fingers end up disappearing, either because people swallow them accidentally or even steal as a souvenir. This caused the establishment to set a fine for those who swallowed the “special ingredient”: $ 25, 000. According to the video, the bar is already on its 10th finger and always seeks to keep a spare in the freezer to offer customers.

Myth or truth?

Well, by checking out the story told by Dylan Thuras and reading the article posted on the Mental Floss website, there is no way to make sure that this is really true. From the bizarre or insane degree of the tale, we tend to imagine that it is all a dull legend.

However, with a brief navigation on YouTube, we here at Mega Curious find the video below. At the beginning of the recording, dated 1994, there is information that the fingers used were donated by a cancer patient who had to have his leg amputated. Therefore, we leave it to you, dear readers, to draw your own conclusions.

With you, Captain Dick Stevenson ... (Warning: video may be disturbing to some people)

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