One of the drawbacks of studying history in school is that the major events gets covered so often that they eventually seem boring. Later on in life, we realize that history is so much deeper and richer than we were ever taught. Kings and wars are important, but everything in our civilization has a story behind it, even things as mundane as eating utensils. The website Eating Utensils tells us the stories behind the evolution of table manners, with the stories behind forks, spoons, knives, chopsticks, skewers, toothpicks, and even drinking straws. Follow the links on each page to dive into a wormhole of information on various cutlery and the etiquette that grew up around them. -via Boing Boing
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