Who would have thought a small piece of wood used for picking food out of people's teeth could be art? Burlingame resident Steven Backman saw the possibilities when he was 5 years old. Backman's love ...

OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga Prefecture--Shigenobu Sato found himself at a loose end after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. But over a meal one day, he had a flash of inspiration when he caught ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pixotine CEO promotes toothpicks, encourages efforts to warn kids about dangers of nicotine Pixotine CEO promotes toothpicks, encourages efforts to warn kids about dangers of nicotine Pixotine CEO ...