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The spork is easily one of the most identifiable and popularly used hybrid utensil in modern times, being used in prisons, schools, restaurants, and many other institutions. [4] According to The Washington Post, approximately 35% of American adults own a spork. [5] The name "Spork" was first trademarked in 1970 by the Van Brode Milling Company. [4]
Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 554 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a type of Japanese yōkai (apparition). They look almost completely like humans with some differences. There is a type whose neck stretches and another whose head detaches and flies around freely (nukekubi). The Rokurokubi appear in classical kaidan (spirit tales) and in yōkai works. [1]
Four types of sporks. A spork is a form of cutlery and combination utensil taking the form of a spoon-like scoop with two to four fork-like tines. [1] Spork-like utensils, such as the terrapin fork or ice cream fork, [2] have been manufactured since the late 19th century; [3] patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874.
In Japanese folklore, tsukumogami (付喪神 or つくも神, [note 1] [1] lit. "tool kami") are tools that have acquired a kami or spirit. [2] According to an annotated version of The Tales of Ise titled Ise Monogatari Shō, there is a theory originally from the Onmyōki (陰陽記) that foxes and tanuki, among other beings, that have lived for at least a hundred years and changed forms are ...
In Mazza's first book, The Harrow: From Under a Tree, the first appearance of elves is described as follows: "Dressed in pure white and with long black hair was a fair-skinned elf, the Elf-King to be exact, and his name was Dalgaes. Faithfully by the Elf-King's side was the archer Tinnfierl, a slim elf with auburn hair, wearing a mixture of tan ...
Elf Pets — a reindeer, a Saint Bernard and an Arctic fox — launched in 2014. An animated special, "An Elf’s Story," debuted on CBS in 2011. The Elf on the Shelf balloon joined the Macy's ...
Elf Yourself is an American interactive website where visitors upload faces of themselves or their friends and have the option to post the created video to other sites or save it as a personalized mini-film. [2] [3] [4] Globally, over two billion elves have been created since the application was first introduced in 2006. [5]