Dear, NBC: Stop repeating that stupid lie about how many straws Americans use

Published March 14, 2018 8:34pm ET



Part of me is frustrated that the lie alleging Americans go through approximately 500 million straws per day won’t die, but another part is excited to revisit the original debunking of this myth.

The truth behind this persistent lie is wild.

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