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Cont’d • When an oak tree tipped over in Cumbria, England, in the mid-1500s, a deposit of extremely pure graphite was discovered underneath it. Graphite is a form of carbon.

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• The news of these writing sticks spread around the world, and England held a monopoly on pencils for centuries.

• The first pencils made from these graphite sticks were wrapped in string or leather.

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2. The ideal temperature for a fridge is 40 f. (4.4 C).

2. An office chair with wheels on it will 3. 90% of refrigerators in America are either white or travel an average of 8 miles yearly. almond.

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4. The world's largest office chair is 33 feet tall.

5. The average pencil will draw a line 35 miles long.

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