A RELIEVED man has said he “wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry” after learning the agonising pain he thought was CANCER turned out to be a toothpick puncturing through the wall of his stomach. Italian man Facino Nucci was terrified he was suffering from cancer after feeling a cri ...

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Natasha Wittke, founder of camping brand Norquay Company, designs beautiful paddles that would look equally at home in a rustic living room or a cedar-strip canoe. Handcrafted from Northern Ontario cherry wood, the paddles are stained, branded and painstakingly painted by Wittke in her Montreal stu ...

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A company synonymous with the game lacrosse is stopping the manufacture of wooden sticks after 102 years. TS Hattersley, in Eccles, will finish production at the end of the month following the retirement of master craftsman Tom Beckett, one of the last wooden lacrosse stick makers in the world. The ...

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40 years ago artist Scott Weaver started working on an amazing piece of art, and he hasn’t stopped. The most impressive bit: It is composed entirely of toothpicks (thousands and thousands of them). Scott started making sculptures when he was just 8 years-old. Many of his pieces were several feet ta ...

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  The kids are off of school for, how long? A gabillion days on end? So holiday vacation doesn’t feel like forever, make sure you have plenty planned to keep your kids busy and prevent them from getting bored. Engage kids in holiday crafts to not only encourage activity, but also produce some ...

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I love evergreen wreaths during the holiday season. However, buying fresh ones can be expensive, and if you want to buy fake ones that look real, you are talking even more dough. Last year, I came up with a way to make my own evergreen wreaths—out of paint sticks. After you have glued the sticks to ...

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Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday made his maiden visit to Gadchiroli district after taking over as CM. He visited Kurkheda village, which is in Naxal-affected area. When mediapersons asked him whether he would become the guardian minister of Gadchiroli he said that he had to look after th ...

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Wooden Spoon Crafts custom-wooden-spoons-by-burnedfurniture-via-Etsy Mustache-ice-cream-spoons-by-LolaLovesAParty-via-Etsy   Wooden-spoon-chair Coconut-wooden-spoons ...

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Popsicle-stick-tower-competition-encourages-socializing-2 At Popsicle Strong Man, students built towers and community out of popsicle sticks. The event was held at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the clubhouse of The Heights on Pecan apartment complex. It featured a popsicle stick tower engineering contest, as ...

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Maybe, In Heaven, All the Toothpicks Taste Like Single Malt Scotch “Provisions For Men” is how STAG describes what they sell, although I’m guessing that’s more a ploy toward attracting customers of any sex or gender seeking a certain classic style of masculinity – of which sc ...

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This could prove to be a serious dampener to prime minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ drive. Chinese agarbattis of every hue, size and fragrance are flooding Indian markets like never before. Agarbatti is an essential buy for every Indian family that begins their day with po ...

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Dartmouth Freshman Carves Niche With Lacrosse Company Hanover — Stick-to-it-tiveness resonates as a phrase differently with Cortland Begor than it might with someone else. The combination of his love of lacrosse and his affinity for woodworking led Begor to start his own company, TimberStix Lacrosse ...

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