The plain wooden toothpick is among the sim­plest of manufactured things. It consists of a single part, made of a single material, and is intended for a single purpose, from which it takes its name.

We’ve all seen that too-cool guy in movies chew on a toothpick to assert his fully unbothered persona. But if he were to swallow that toothpick accidentally, that guy—and his body—would be extremely ...

大昔の人間の歯に、「つまようじ」を使ってできたような縦型の溝が存在したことから、この溝は「つまようじ溝」と呼ばれ、人間が道具を使っていたことを示す証拠と見なされてきました。ところが、この溝が野生の霊長類にも自然発生することが判明し ...

It is rare that one cannot see me without a toothpick in my mouth. Perhaps a good substitute for a cigar or one of those psychological dependencies, for whatever reason it is one of my favorite ...