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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/UndyingCorn on 2025-03-26 12:10:58+00:00.

Original Title: TIL When the fork was first introduced as an eating implement it was normal for people to have their own knife and fork made which would be kept in a special box called a cadena. Whenever someone threw a dinner party or a feast all the guests would bring their own cadenas to eat with.