Pencils are one of the most commonly used things throughout the average school day. You need pencils to write on your papers and get assignments done, or you need them to sign your signature on things. There are a lot of things throughout the day at school that you’ll need a pencil for! Here are some interesting facts that you may not have known about pencils!
- A pencil can be sharpened roughly around 17 times.
If you ever wondered how many times you can sharpen your pencil, an estimated guess is around 17!
- During a pencils lifespan, the average pencil can write around 45,000 words OR draw 35 miles long if fully drawn out in a straight line!
If you ever wondered how long a pencil could draw a line for, that is your answer!
- Every average sized tree can produce approximately 300,000 pencils!
300,000 pencils is a lot… just think, 10 trees alone and you’d have 3,000,000 pencils!
- Pencil shavings are used as moth repellent, and said to work really well.
There are some interesting facts to know about pencils. There are all kinds of pencils all over the world such as your regular wooden pencils or mechanical pencils. I wonder how much more fun facts you could learn about pencils!
