Today, a straw made of precious metal like silver or gold might seem like an extravagance. But really, if you sipped out of one, you’d be paying homage to our oldest known straws. Recently, scientists ...

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Ancient people might have used these elongated tubes to drink beer from the same pot during ceremonial feasts or gatherings. Courtesy of Antiquity In 1897, archaeologists excavating an ancient burial ...