5 Fun Friday Facts About Pencils

When I was writing a back to school post a couple of weeks ago, I came across some fun facts about pencils.

You'll like these because we all started school with pencils—or at least I think we did.

1. The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in Napoleon's army.

2. The average pencil can write about 45,000 words or draw a line 35 miles long before it’s down to a nub.

3. Low-tech pencils can be used in zero gravity and even underwater. They can also be used to write upside down. Isn't that cool?

4. Before pencil erasers were invented, a piece of white bread was a popular way to get rid of pencil markings.

5. After the invention of pencil erasers, teachers resisted the use of them because they thought erasers would encourage kids to make mistakes.

Takeaway Truth

I'll end with a fun fact about pencils from the movies. In the first John Wick movie, the villain said John was so lethal he used a pencil to kill a man. In John Wick 4, a character in the movie also used a pencil to kill a man.

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