British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson once said that the first man who insulted another person instead of "knocking out [their] brains without a word" actually laid the groundwork for ...

(CNN) — If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and ...

If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and literally ...

No one knows whether Plato ever flipped anyone the bird — but he might have. People have been raising their middle finger to indicate something other than “Does this cuticle need trimming?” since the ...

1. FC Union Berlin coach Steffen Baumgart has landed in hot water after giving the middle finger during Sunday’s 4-3 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt. The disciplinary committee of the German ...

Uh oh, Jerry Jones is in trouble. The NFL fined the Dallas Cowboys' owner $250,000 for a "hand gesture" (specifically, a middle finger) made toward fans at MetLife Stadium late in Dallas' 37-22 ...

The San Antonio Spurs' Zach Collins was fined $35,000 by the NBA after making a gesture with his middle finger following his ejection from Friday's loss to the Sacramento Kings. The incident occurred ...

A $175,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit of a Vermont man who said he was arrested after he gave an officer the middle finger, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday. The civil ...