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After 37 years of work and 1,4 billion billion crayons, Emerson Moser, Crayola’s senior crayon maker revealed at his retirement party that he was actually colorblind.

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Crayola Top Crayon Maker Emerson Moser Was Colorblind Crayola has been famous for their wide color spectrum of art devices since 1903, so you’d think the ability to see the full color spectrum would be a prerequisite for the job. But, just like that English teacher who never learned how to read, a man, who, […]

After 37 years of work and 1,4 billion billion crayons, Emerson Moser, Crayola’s senior crayon maker revealed at his retirement party that he was actually colorblind. Read More »

Pencils are yellow because in the 19th century, the best graphite came from China. Because yellow was a royal colour in China, pencil companies began to colour their pencils yellow to show both high quality and an association with China.

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The Bizarre Reason Pencils Are Yellow If you’ve ever stared at your No. 2 pencil and wondered “why are pencils yellow?” you can take solace in the fact that around 210 people a month are typing that very question into an online search engine and contemplating this along with you. But really, why are pencils

Pencils are yellow because in the 19th century, the best graphite came from China. Because yellow was a royal colour in China, pencil companies began to colour their pencils yellow to show both high quality and an association with China. Read More »

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