Pencils have been around for centuries, and they've gone through dozens of evolutions to become the simple tool that we know today. Here are a few interesting facts about pencils, their origins, and their capabilities. Before erasers, writers removed pencil markings using bread crumbs. It is speculated that the word pencil comes from the Latin word pencillus, which means “little tail.” Another theory is that it is derived from the French pincel, meaning “little paintbrush.” Pencils can write underwater and in zero gravity. Graphite was discovered in England in the...
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