ted talk
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The fascinating history of the pencil ✏️
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2 min read
“The pencil is a very perfect object,” says pencil obsessed Caroline Weaver in this TED video where she explains the history of the pencil. The origin of the pencil goes back to the innovative applications of graphite. Farmers and shepherds used graphite sticks wrapped in sheepskin and paper to mark their animals. In 1795, French painter Nicolas-Jacques…
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