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The first fork was invented because hands got tired of being…
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The first fork was invented because hands got tired of being involved.
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Forks were used in the Byzantine world and in Italy, and spread across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. They were considered odd for a time. Tired hands are a joke.
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