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The Humble Ballpoint Pen
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Posted Jul 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
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Before the ballpoint pen, people used their hands, reeds, bamboo, brushes, quills, and eventually nibs to write or draw. But how did things evolve from there to get to things like the fountain pen, and eventually, a ballpoint?
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