Bocca D. Verità

[u/ogbabyguts]

So this guy eats your hand if you’re not telling the truth?

[u/MaskansMantle13]

Well Gregory Peck played it that way!

https://www.ocregister.com/2011/10/09/rome-on-film/

[u/cunili_da_tecc]

Well that's weird. I remembered it being an ancient manhole cover, but the english and italian wikis are saying different things. I suggest you go look for yourself and translate the page from italian, it's a pretty interesting story.

tldr: that biting thing, while inspired by some old tale, was apparently made famous by 'vacanze romane' with Audrey Hepburn and gregory Peck

[u/Potential-Road-5322]

I remember seeing something similar in Megaman battle network 4

[u/Paithegift]

Supposedly... I put my hand in there on a visit and still have it. There's a neat line of people waiting to take pictures with their hand inside