So! We all grew up talking about the lead in pencils. At some point in school, we learnt that it wasn't 'lead', but graphite. Now, I learn that it's a mix of graphite and clay.
So where did the word 'lead' get into pencils?
Here's a lovely article that answers this question and gives us some more interesting pencil trivia!
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/11/why-pencil-lead-is-called-lead/
Apart from this article, the website http://www.todayifoundout.com/ itself sounds interesting. Something new to learn every single day!
So where did the word 'lead' get into pencils?
Here's a lovely article that answers this question and gives us some more interesting pencil trivia!
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/11/why-pencil-lead-is-called-lead/
Apart from this article, the website http://www.todayifoundout.com/ itself sounds interesting. Something new to learn every single day!
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