Sneaky's Daily Did You Know - Quirky Customs

The men of the Mandan tribe of North American Indians had to go through the most painful initiation ceremonies before they could count themselves as real men.
First they had to fast for four days - they weren't even allowed to drink. Then, using a selection of serrated knives, the chief medicine man carved slices of flesh from their chests before thrusting wooden skewers into the gaping wounds. Leather thongs were attached to the skewers and the men were hoisted from the floor by thongs. Heavy weights attached to the legs and the men were spun round and round in circles.
If they survived all of this, they were given a hatchet with which they had to hack off the little finger of their left hand.
The Tribe was wiped out by illness in the 1840's.