Toothpicks: Saving Your Teeth Since The Times Of Neanderthals
Toothpicks have remained a saviour of your teeth since the times of Neanderthals. Nothing can be more irritating than having a piece of food stuck in our teeth. As the pea under the princess’s bedding limited her from relishing a night’s sleep, so a tiny seed between teeth can deny the diner much-anticipated postprandial calm and comfort.
1. Fossil data of ancient skulls, for instance, implies that early Neanderthals used tools to pick their teeth.
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2. In the arrival of the Metal age, carrying a gold or silver toothpick in a fancy box became a way for privileged Europeans to distinguish themselves from commoners.
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3. Queen Elizabeth once got six gold toothpicks as a present and would often showcase them.
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4. The Romans came up with a method of pulling bird feathers, chopping off the quill, and sharpening the tip.
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5. The 17th-century trends of European society gave rise to very expensive gem-encrusted metal toothpicks. It followed with more easily manufactured porcupine quills and simple wooden sticks.
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6. An American inventor Charles Forster introduced us to the modern version of a toothpick, who built a market for disposable toothpicks by having Harvard students eat at local restaurants, then loudly demand a toothpick after finishing their meals.
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7. Well, from 19th-century toothpicks are not just for picking teeth yet proved capable of pinning down overstuffed deli sandwiches, cleaning dirt from under fingernails, and even picking locks.
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Thanks to the little toothpick that take care of our oral hygienic after every meal. Using toothpicks have become somewhat of a ritual.
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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