Now Iam toothpicking

The plain wooden toothpick, it may be argued, is among the simplest of manufactured things. It consists of a single part, made of a single material, intended for a single purpose–from which it gets its simple name. It is also among the most convenient and ready of things. It can be used directly out of the box–there being no instructions to read, no parts to assemble, and no maintenance expected. When it has served its purpose, it is simply discarded.

But what if I told you that almost 99.9% of you have overlooked a very thoughtful feature on the toothpick?

As you may have noticed that most toothpicks have a head, which is milled in a typical shape. Apart from the obvious grip that it provides while using the toothpick, the head is also serves as an indicator. If you observe table manners like most Indians don't do, then you might want to snap the head of the toothpick to indicate that it is used. Also if you wish to reuse your toothpick, the detached head also serves as a stand to rest the tip of the toothpick and to avoid it coming in contact with the table!

It amazes me, of how much thought went into making one of the simplest of things we use in our daily life.
References: Objectified by Gary Hustwit & The Toothpick by Henry Petroski