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Did you know: In the U.S., 500 million straws a day, are used ! That is enough straw waste to wrap the circumference of the earth 2.5 times or to fill Yankee Stadium over 9 times in a year!
Source: KetchuppDid you know: Modern drinking straws were invented by Marvin Chester Stone from Ohio in the United States, who is said to have created a glued paper tube in the 1880s after drinking a beverage unpleasantly tainted with rye residue, and eventually patented his idea in 1888 after refining it.
Source: Ten Random FactsDid you know: 35,000. That's the number of plastic straws the average American uses in a lifetime.
Source: Tree Hugger