Ever wondered how a pencil is made? Me too, so I will join you as we watch the following video. It's from pencil-maker Staedtler. Just imagine that I am sitting at your side, perhaps sipping a coffee ...

Despite the name, pencils have never been made with lead. They’re made with graphite, a form of carbon. Just where does graphite come from, and why did we decided to write with it? NPR took a look ...

Roald Dahl, best-selling author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” sharpened six of them each day before he started writing. ESPN football analyst Lee Corso often holds one on TV. The iconic ...

No one in the world knows how to make the newspaper you are holding (and, if you’re reading this on your phone, computer, iPad or Kindle, no one knows how to make those things either). Even the best ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I was born with virtually no eyebrows. Okay, I’m being dramatic, but seriously, my eyebrow hairs are so ...