Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sporks!

Things you might not have known about sporks.... 

*  Patents for spork-like instruments  date back to 1874. And here, when I was a kid, I thought Kentucky Fried Chicken invented them!
*  The word "spork" appeared in the 1909 supplement to the Century Dictionary. I need to get a copy of that supplement. You know, for the historical significance.
*  You can buy them made of titanium. I have one in my spork collection:


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