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I keep track of National Days cause they are fun things to put on the blog.<\/span><\/p>\n Many times I’ve sat there going – really this is a day?\u00a0 Hence Pencil Day.<\/span><\/p>\n I used them all the time as a kid, in school, even college with those scan tron tests (dating myself).<\/span><\/p>\n Color pencils are always in use, but I rarely see straight pencils anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n Are they still in your house, desk drawer or something completely different.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I keep track of National Days cause they are fun things to put on the blog. Many times I’ve sat there going – really this is a day?\u00a0 Hence Pencil Day. 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