"The Last Straw"
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- Arthur A. Aykanian invents the "spoon straw"1968
- "Flav-R-Straws" are invented to get kids to drink milk1956
- Joseph Friedman invents the flexible "bendy straw"1937
- Arthur Philip Gildersleeve invents the "crazy straw" with twists and loops1936
- The modern drinking straw is patented, 8 1â2 inches long and made of paper1888
- The term "the last straw" emerges (separate from the full phrase with a camel)1836
- The earliest known drinking straws are used3000 BCE
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