Narrator: FORK FACTS
Narrator: now with executive summary!
T-Rex: We eat many meals with forks today because we're like, "wow, this is way easier than getting spaghetti sauce all over my hands, face, clothing, and/or naked chest"!
T-Rex: We were, sadly, not ALWAYS so smart!
T-Rex: Personal "I'ma eat my food with this" forks showed up around the 4th century in Byzantine Empire, which was very exciting for people who liked clean hands. Then it took us literally FIVE HUNDRED YEARS for them to catch on in the Middle East, and another hundred or so until they arrived in Italy. In 11th century Italy, forks were a big forkin' deal!
Utahraptor: You HAD to go for the "forkin'" pun.
T-Rex: I... forkgot not to??
T-Rex: But here's the crazy part: forks still took HUNDREDS of years to reach Europe. They made sense in Italy because of pasta, but the rest of Europe was like "wow, forks are for stupid babies", due to their Italian Racisms! So they just DID WITHOUT.
Utahraptor: Friggin' Europe.
T-Rex: Right?!
Narrator: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Narrator: - forks: good thing to eat a food with
Narrator: - you CAN eat spaghetti naked
Narrator: - Europe: racisms??
Narrator: - forks not actually recommended for stupid babies
