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- Before running out of ink, the average pen can write about 45,000 words..
- The earliest records of the first pen invented date back to 3,000 years B.C. Ancient Egyptians created the first pens, which could write on papyrus. They made the ancient writing materials out of wood and bamboo straws, and the ink from soot or ochre combined with beeswax.
- Although there is evidence that people have been using it since the 1700’s, the pen wasn’t patented until much later, in 1888. John Loud is the owner of the patent and to this day, he is still credited as the original inventor.
- The biro pen, which is the British term for the ballpoint, got its name from its inventor – Laszlo Biro. Loud was the first one to patent the idea, but his idea wasn’t good enough at the time. However, Biro’s patent was commercially successful and he took most of the credit.
- There are many types of ball pens. The most common ones are the ballpoint, gel, fountain, brush, and the marker pen.
- The fountain pen from 1702 designed by M. Bion is the oldest preserved pen.
