How pens rewrote history

Forever Ago

Lemonada Media

History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but how did it get that way? Join Joy and co-host Buddy as they head to the U-PEN college reunion (a whole university for pens!) and meet pen pals from throughout history, made of everything from feathers to steel. And on First Things First, we’re putting these stupendous school supplies in order: Crayola crayons, whiteboards, and rubber erasers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:45.0	Wow Joy, thanks for inviting me to your college homecoming.
0:51.6	No sweat.
0:52.6	My time at UPEN was the best time of my life.
0:55.7	You know, this isn't what I expected the university of Pennsylvania to look like.
0:59.9	Pennsylvania?
1:00.9	No, not that, UPEN.
1:03.3	I went to UPEN.
1:05.2	The University of the Penn.
1:07.0	You went to a university to study Penn?
1:09.4	No, it's University 4 Penns.
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