That's why it mattered when a reporter from The Arizona Republic questioned why counters for the hand recount of the county's 2020 general election were equipped with blue pens: Blue ink can alter ...

Patents for ballpoint pens go back to the late 1800s, but it took half a century to develop good, fast-drying inks. Bic, Pilot, and other makers jealously guard their formulas, but to get that ...

Erasable pens were popular because they combined the readibility and professional appearance of black or blue ink -- that sense of permanence! -- with the best feature of a pencil. But they ...

First, there was quill and ink. Then the fountain pen, followed by the ballpoint pen. Now, we can add something new to the history books: the compostable pen. [Photo: courtesy CRA-Carlo Ratti ...

A tweet with 45,000 likes and more than 31,000 retweets says, "If you’re an absentee voter in Virginia use a black pen only." We verified that is false.

Find out why, below. Why Celebrities Won’t Sign Autographs With Blue Ink The Crown star Claire Foy went viral in 2023 when a TikTok revealed she refused to sign an autograph for someone at an ...