Pencil Trivia

At Pencils.com, we are serious about having fun with our favorite tech toy, the amazing pencil! Here are some random ramblings and thoughts to ponder. A pencil will write in zero gravity, upside down, and under water!

What's a Space Pencil? One pencil can write 45,000 words! More than 2 billion pencils are used in the United States every year, and most of them have erasers! However, the majority of pencils sold in Europe do not have erasers! Do Europeans make more or less mistakes? The typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long!

True or False: The hexagonal shaped pencil was developed as an alternative to the round pencil so that the pencil would not roll off the desk. What's the world's biggest pencil? Check out Discover Magazine’s list of "20 Things You Didn't Know About Pencils". Many facts came from the Pencils.com site, but some are interesting new additions. Got more pencil trivia? Express yourself here.