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@wikipedia My little brother felt under-represented so I created the bot that did 99% of those clicks.
JK.
Oh sorry I didn't know you were on that elite crew ;-)
That's actually a pretty good hook (or maybe anti-hook) - it leaves me wondering what are the surprising pencil-sharpener facts you're not telling me.
And when they first starting making twin-size pencil sharpeners. And what's the largest number of hole sizes included in any commercially available pencil sharpener. And whether the holes represent standardised conical shapes. And whether there have been innovations to minimise tip breakage just when it's almost perfectly sharp ...
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