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Did You Know That Some Toothpicks Have a Hidden Feature?
Toothpicks are among the most straightforward of everyday items, but even they have functions hiding in plain sight.
Tanner Bowden is a staff writer at Gear Patrol covering all things outdoors and fitness. He is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School and a former wilderness educator. He lives in Brooklyn but will always identify as a Vermonter.
Toothpicks are among the most straightforward of everyday items, but even they have functions hiding in plain sight.
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