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The first modern lead pencil was developed in the late 16th century in England, when a significant deposit of graphite was discovered in Borrowdale, Cumbria. This graphite was encased in wood to create the pencil we recognize today. While earlier forms of writing instruments existed, the innovation of encasing graphite marked the beginning of the lead pencil as we know it. The term "lead pencil" is a misnomer, as it contains no lead but rather graphite.

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