The boar’s bristle toothbrush was invented in China in 1498. Stiff coarse hairs from a hog’s neck were used to clean teeth until 1938, when nylon bristles were introduced as Doctor West’s Miracle Toothbrush. Floss was mass marketed much earlier – Johnson & Johnson first sold dental floss in 1896.
GENEVA – Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries, while urging other powers to discard a “Cold War mentality” at a time of rising geopolitical tensions – a veiled swipe at the United States.
BEIJING – The number of babies born in China fell again last year, official data showed Monday, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party’s ambitions to boost national wealth and influence with a workforce that has been shrinking for a decade.
Summers joins Prairie View clinical staff Prior to becoming a licensed psychologist, Dr. Bryce Summers worked with diverse populations in a variety of contexts ranging from corrections to treatment-oriented residential centers.
MELBOURNE, Australia – The first test of Naomi Osaka’s new approach to tennis might have been when she completely whiffed an overhead to give her opponent a break point on Day 1 of the no-Novak Djokovic Australian Open.
Final results Team scores — Newton 198, Goddard 156.5, Blue Valley Southwest 152.5, Washburn Rural 141.5, Maize 137, Dodge City 129, Lawrence Free State 126.5, Manhattan 123, Seneca (Mo.) 112.5, Garden City 110, Emporia 98, Derby 95.5, Valley Center 88.5, Andale 84.5, Rose Hill 83.5, Arkansas City 76, Loveland (Colo.) 75, Andover 69, Norton 64.5, Olathe South 62, Blanchard (Okla.) 61, McPherson 45, Wichita Northwest 43.5, Lawrence 43, Maize South 35, Hutchinson 33, Andover Central 30, Southeast of Saline 28, Goddard Eisehhower 20, Leavenworth 14, Stilwell (Okla.) 12.5, Newton B 11, Winfield 4, Holton 0. Medal rounds 106 — Championship: Jett Schwartz (Valley Center) dec.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said.
Dodge City claimed two titles in the 59th Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions. Nine other schools claimed one title each.
WICHITA, Kan. – David DeJulius scored 18 points and made a go-ahead layup with 2:20 remaining in the game as Cincinnati rallied past Wichita State 61-57 in American Athletic Conference play on Sunday.
Retirement awaits Roethlisberger after 42-21 loss in KC KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raised some eyebrows ahead of their wild-card game against the defending AFC champion Chiefs on Sunday night when he admitted that “we probably aren’t supposed to be here.” Well, he wasn’t wrong.