Melissa Gouty
Mar 30, 20211 min
If you think promoting National Pencil Day seems weird on a literary site, think again.
Writing was made possible by the common ordinary pencil. Some scholars believe that the invention of the pencil made learning possible for the average man and was a major factor in the Renaissance.
In honor of National Pencil Day, here are some fun facts you probably didn't know about the power of pencil.