Divers find combined gold toothpick, earwax spoon

May 20, 2008

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a tiny solid gold combination toothpick and earwax scoop is displayed inside a clam shell Monday, May 19, 2008, in Key West, Fla. A Blue Water Ventures salvage diver recovered the artifact Sunday, May 18, about 40 miles west of Key West during a search for remains of the Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that shipwrecked in a 1622 hurricane. According to archaeologists, the 3-inch-long grooming tool is more than 385 years old and was probably worn on a gold chain. Estimated value could exceed $100,000. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Bob Care)

(AP) -- Experts found a tiny gold combined toothpick and earwax spoon, believed to be more than 385 years old, during the search for a shipwrecked Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys.

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• Mercury_01 - May 20, 2008
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  How do they know the captain diddnt use it to stoke and clean his bong?
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• AngryLabRat - May 21, 2008
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  Now *that's* picking your teeth with style!
  
  Of course, you'd better watch what end you use. You might wind up with a mouth full of yummy ear wax, or a pierced eardrum with gingivitis!
  
  For comments on this news article, please see my blog post at: http://angrylabra...gs.html.
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