Amazing fact about the invention of the lighter
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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- Is papyrus the same as paper?
“Papyrus isn't true paper. It's made by pressing strips of plant stalk together, while paper is made from plant fibers broken down into pulp, even though the word "paper" comes from "papyrus."”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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