A brief history of America's favorite tiny stick
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Americans might still be whittling their own toothpicks, if not for the marketing genius and borderline con-artistry of Charles Forster, writes Henry Petroski, author of a new book on toothpick history, in
Slate. Forster swore to make a fortune mass-producing the pointy sticks, but had trouble finding buyers. So he...
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