Elephant poop to pass exams


Just like the Puni Puni Pencil Top Mascot, “Unchi-kun” (うんち君 —Mr. Poop) character from the Dr. Slump anime series, the Japanese will try using anything as a good luck omomori/charm….even elephant poop… to pass exams.

Utsunomiya Zoo makes elephant dung charms for students sitting exams
Utsunomiya Zoo makes elephant dung charms for students sitting exams - Mainichi Daily News, December 9, 2007 UTSUNOMIYA — A zoo here has started making lucky charms for students out of elephant dung….created the charms by extracting fiber from the dung of a 36-year-old Asian elephant, then sterilizing it and processing it into paper. The charms contain the word “pass” in red characters…more…
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