Necessities
Have you ever thought about where office supplies originated? Did you know that the guy who invented those Post-It notes is a multimillionaire? Yep, such a simple, small office supply has made one inventor a very, very happy man. All I can keep thinking is, why didn’t I think of that? I’m a quasi-intelligent person with good observational skills, but in all my time dealing with office supplies I’ve come up with nothing.
So in honor of all those great office supply inventors, here are some unknown facts: The paper clip was invented in 1899. The idea for a pencil eraser started in the tribes of South America. Scissors date back to the third century in Egypt. White-out’s original name was “Mistake Out” and was created by a single mother in her kitchen. Lucky.
