The first time I ever really noticed a pencil was in the fourth grade, when a classmate stabbed me with one that had been freshly sharpened to prison-shiv standards. The “lead” tip snapped off under ...

With the SAT and ACT testing season about to kick into high gear, I poked around on the Internet to find about more about pencils. Here are 10 facts about pencils that you probably didn't know. 1.

For artists, students, kids, and even just everyday doodlers, colored pencils are an essential desktop item. Having spent seven years of my life studying the pencil as an object and selling it to ...