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Choking game
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<p>The choking game, or fainting game, also sometimes referred to as Space Monkeys, is the act of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain with the goal of inducing temporary <a href="/facts/Syncope_(medicine)/AqU1whYh">loss of consciousness</a> and <a href="/facts/Euphoria/u4cnbWC4">euphoria</a>. A related <a href="/facts/Internet_challenge/ofeYrp4D">internet challenge</a>, the <a href="/facts/Blackout_challenge/cbcW2PIc">blackout challenge</a>, encourages the use of the choking game online. </p>