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The basic principles of a drinking straw are very old, probably dating back to pre-historic times.
The straw is believed to go back to the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia, who used natural materials to form cylindrical drinking funnels so they could drink beer - doing to through a straw helped them avoid the sediments left over from the fermentation process.
Straws used for drinking liquids were made from rye-grass, and tended to give drinks a grassy flavour, so weren't very popular, even though they were practical.
The modern drinking straw was actually patented on 3 December 1888 by Marvin Chester Stone who was employed at a paper cigarette holder factory in Washington DC. He used a fine piece of paper from the cigarette holder factory, rolled it around a pencil then coated it in wax to prevent it becoming waterlogged.
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Who invented sour punch straws?
The American Licorice Company invented Sour Punch straws in the... i think 1990's.
Where do cheese straws come from?
Cheese Straws come Guyana. It's a Guyanese recipe. I'm Guyanese so I know.
Who invented the drinking straw?
The modern drinking straw was patented in 1888 by Marvin C. Stone. However, the straw is believed to go back to the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia, who used natural materials to form cylindrical drinking funnels so they could drink beer - doing to through a straw helped them avoid the sediments left over from the fermentation process. Straws used for drinking liquids were made from rye-grass, and tended to give drinks a grassy flavour, so weren't very popular, even though they were practical. The modern drinking straw was actually patented on 3 December 1888 by Marvin Chester Stone who was employed at a paper cigarette holder factory in Washington DC. He used a fine piece of paper from the cigarette holder factory, rolled it around a pencil then coated it in wax to prevent it becoming waterlogged.
Who invented Saint Patrick's Day?
There was a real Saint Patrick who did live in Ireland, although he was not of Irish descent. For years, St. Patrick\'s Day was a religious holiday in Ireland. It was only in America in the 1970s that it was invented into the drinking holiday it is today.
Who invented the straw?
Scarletino a french man who wanted to make drinking easier since he always got drunk at bars cause he got divorced at the time.
