These 20 Facts About Pencils Will Make You Extra Sharp

Learn all about the tool we use to write, edit, and draw

Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

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The pencil brings back fond memories of when we were little. For many of us, it was the instrument with which we first learned handwriting. We doodled with it when we were bored in 7th-grade math class. Back in the days before there were electronic calendars, we found the time…

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Paul Ryburn, M.Sc.

I write about writing, ideas, creativity, homelessness, intuition, spirituality, life lessons. Ex-college teacher Twitter: @paulryburn