Did You Know? Pen Facts

1. There are five main types of pens: ballpoint, fountain, rollerball, soft-tip, and specialty pens
2. More than 2 billion pens are made in the US annually
3. The first ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by a Hungarian journalist named Laszio Biro
4. The word "Pen" comes from the Latin word pinna
5. A pen can write about 45,000 words