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  1. Julien Deswaef (moved) (xuv@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-Nov-2018 10:53:02 EDT Julien Deswaef (moved) Julien Deswaef (moved)

    Why graphite pencils are yellow...
    https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-little-known-reason-pencils-yellow

    In conversation Saturday, 03-Nov-2018 10:53:02 EDT from mastodon.social permalink

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      The Little-Known Reason Pencils Are Yellow
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      Pencils weren’t always yellow. We have the marketing genius of a 19th-century Czech manufacturer to thank for their now-ubiquitous hue.
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