Small pen, big impact - Five facts about an all-rounder - in fashion, in Hollywood, in keeping records
At a length of 174 millimetres and a diameter of 7 millimetres, its standard dimensions are seemingly negligible and rather unremarkable. But what does standard mean anyway? After all, over its centuries-long career the pencil has not only evolved into one of the most important objects on desks around the world... An everyday hero: here are five surprising pencil anecdotes from around the globe.