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Need a toothpick? MOSI has tons of them at new 'Wooden Wonders of the World' exhibit

TAMPA, Fla. — The Museum of Science and Industry has a new exhibit and it's all about toothpicks. Yes, you read that right. MOSI officially debuted its newest exhibit called "Wooden Wonders of the ...
Seattle Times

A tale of stick-to- itiveness

A satirist once described a fictitious journal, titled “History’s Splendid Splinter,” which was devoted to scholarly essays on the wooden toothpick’s “role in social history, patterns of forestry, and ...
Republican Herald

Millions of toothpicks later, artist Wayne Kusy continues to build marvelous creations in wood

CHICAGO – A toothpick is a humble thing, ubiquitous but so commonplace as to be ignored. Not so for Wayne Kusy. For most of his 61 years, toothpicks – thousands of them, millions of them – have been ...
Orlando Sentinel

If we do as Diddy does, toothpicks will be cool

Diddy — hip-hop impresario, designer and former Mr. Lopez — is doing his part to transform the lowly toothpick into something sophisticated. Often spotted on red carpets with a wooden sliver jutting ...
The Mirror

Neanderthals performed dentistry using bone and wood to create toothpicks to carry out procedures

Neanderthals used toothpicks crafted out of bits of bone, wood or grass stems to perform a kind of prehistoric dentistry on their aching gums, a study shows. Multiple grooves - along with signs of ...
Chicago Tribune

Millions of toothpicks later, Chicago artist Wayne Kusy continues to build marvelous creations in wood

A toothpick is a humble thing, ubiquitous but so commonplace as to be ignored. Not so for Wayne Kusy. For most of his 61 years, toothpicks — thousands of them, millions of them — have been essential ...