An Ode to a Post-It

Greetings all!

If you glance at your desk, do you happen to see a Post-It? I love using those colorful sticky notes!

Image of Arthur Fry with a Post-It on his forehead

from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-it_Note

Paula Rizzo shares these interesting facts about the Post-It in her book “Listful Thinking”:

1. The tiny reminders were actually created in 1968 by accident! (Nope, Romy & Michelle didn’t invent them after all).
2. Spencer Silver, a 3M scientist, created the reusable adhesive while trying to make a super strong one.
3. 3M developer, Arthur Fry, used the adhesive on his bookmark inside his song book at church. He eventually started using them at work.
4. The original canary yellow color was also an accident. It just so happened to be the color of the scrap paper the scientist used to test his adhesive.
5. The very first Post-It note hit stores in 1980.
6. Canary yellow notes remain the biggest seller even though there are a variety of colors available. 

Source: https://listproducer.com/2013/10/6-things-never-knew-post-note/

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