Mark Ramer
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A Short History of the Humble Toothpick
Hey, you might ask, it's only a toothpick, how much history can there be? Well, quite a lot, actually. The humble little device that we use to get food out of our teeth has been around since well before recorded history, long before the toothbrush, long before floss. Analysis of the skulls of neanderthals shows evidence of the use of some sort of tool to clean the odd bit of meat from their choppers. Grasses were... (posted by Mark 3 years 318 days ago.)
Hey, you might ask, it's only a toothpick, how much history can there be? Well, quite a lot, actually. The humble little device that we use to get food out of our teeth has been around since well before recorded history, long before the toothbrush, long before floss. Analysis of the skulls of neanderthals shows evidence of the use of some sort of tool to clean the odd bit of meat from their choppers. Grasses were... (posted by Mark 3 years 318 days ago.)
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