Even if you are on a budget, there are lots of great stores to buy affordable presents, and Dollar Tree is one of the better ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: March 30th, 1858, 156 years ago today . . . the day a Philadelphia inventor made his mark. For that was the day Hyman Lipman patented the first pencil ...

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Erasers are a staple in any stationery kit, often used to correct mistakes when writing or drawing with a pencil. Whether ...

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Perfectly designed objects are hard to find. But since March 30 is National Pencil Day, it seems appropriate to give credit where it's due. It's been 158 years since Hymen Lipman first married the ...

When I was in grade school, we bought pencils by the dozen. We also bought separate rubber erasers to supplement the pencils. We knew the tiny eraser on the pencil top would wear out long before the ...

“Everyone makes mistakes,” your mom told you. “That’s why pencils have erasers.” But did she ever tell you how many different kinds of erasers there are? If you think there’s just the one—the pink ...