thechildrensmuseum:
“Some fun facts to celebrate National Pencil Day:
• The average pencil can draw a line over 30 miles long.
• The first known usage of the word “pencil” was in the 14th century.
• In 1890 an Austro-Hungarian company started...

thechildrensmuseum:

Some fun facts to celebrate National Pencil Day:

  • The average pencil can draw a line over 30 miles long.
  • The first known usage of the word “pencil” was in the 14th century.
  • In 1890 an Austro-Hungarian company started painting their pencils yellow because at the time yellow was associated with the highest quality.

So to celebrate close your laptops and join us in reliving the days of all those hand cramps we got in grade school!

rainh:

day 20 / 100

quiet reading in a coffee shop + my third cup of the day. my excuse is national coffee day.

txchnologist:

landmarks-of-the-universe:

ohhjenesuispas:

I will reblog this every time.

Literally this.

GE wants more female engineers, scientists and leaders to work for them. If you’re about to graduate and want to tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges, think about it. Just sayin

(Source: youtube.com)

neil-gaiman:

chrisriddellblog:

Everything I Have To Tell You About Love by Neil Gaiman

I wrote this to read at my friends Sxip and Coco’s wedding, a little over a year ago. I love that it’s now flown out into the world. And Chris drawing things is such a delight.

Beautiful

molded-from-clay:

“It’s chaos. Be kind.”