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2. Drinking straw - Wikipedia

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   American Marvin C. Stone patented the modern drinking straw, 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches long and made of paper, in 1888, to address the shortcomings of the rye straw. [10] He came upon the idea while drinking a mint julep on a hot day in Washington, D.C.; [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] the taste of the rye straw was mixing with the drink and giving it a grassy ...

3. Sweetheart Cup Company - Wikipedia

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   1932–1936: Company diversifies, making matches and straws. Sweetheart, the name used on products, is inspired by picture of two children using straws to drink a milkshake from the same glass. 1947: Company executives vote, 14-to-1, against entering the cup business. But Joseph Shapiro votes yes - and the cup business is born.

4. Marvin Stone - Wikipedia

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   Later, Stone developed the modern drinking straw. [2] Prior to Stone's invention, people used natural rye grass straws, which imparted an undesirable grassy flavor in beverages. [6] To combat the problem, Stone made the first drinking straw prototypes by spiraling a strip of paper around a pencil and gluing it at the ends. [7]

5. Kamala Harris Now Opposes Plastic Straw Bans. America's ... - AOL

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   The straw panic, as Reason first reported in 2018, was kicked off by the research of then-9-year-old Milo Cress, who created the viral statistic that Americans use 500 million straws a day.

6. Talk:Drinking straw - Wikipedia

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   The page mentions that early drinking straws were literal hollow straws, but no citation is given. I have an old illustration from the 19th century from a magazine -- I think maybe Harpers -- showing a girl drinking from a reed straw. Would this count, and if so how would I cite it?--68.35.11.25 10:40, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

7. The 50 best stocking stuffers of 2024 - AOL

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   This pack comes wrapped in a gorgeous purple paper, loaded with lavender scent and organic oils to help keep their skin clean and hydrated. Plus, it easily slips into a stocking. $5 at Target