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Who invented the knife and fork?
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There are very many answers to who invented the fork and knife in the web. Some say it was the Persians, some the Chinese, the Serbs have a claim and also the French as their King Henry III allegedly invented the fork to save his lace collar from staining. It is also mentioned in the Bible that a fork was used in carrying meat in times of sacrificing.
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a long time a go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It wasn't the fork because men in the past, men could pick up food with their hands, neither was it the knife because men can tear food apart with their hands, so it was the spoon
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The cited page explains in detail when they began to be used by dif...
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While there is no known single person to invent the fork, it has been used in ancient societies such as in Egypt and with Native American Indians for centuries.
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