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are some interesting tidbits that you may not know about 3M and
our products. |
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Since their introduction,
Post-it® Notes have always been recyclable. |
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Although the
used on Post-it® Notes was created in 1968, the notes
themselves were not introduced in the United States until
1980. |
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Artist Melynda Schwier-Gierard
turns Post-it® Notes into art. Using 30 different types
of folds, she uses as many as 60,000 1 1/2 x 2-inch Post-it®
Notes to make her uniquely textured, wall-sized panels. |
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Post-it® Notes are
now available in eight standard sizes, 25 shapes and 62 colors. |
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A 1998 workplace study
of more than 1,000 U.S. workers, conducted by the Gallup Organization
and the Institute for the Future, showed that the average
professional receives eleven Post-it® Note messages each
day. |
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Post-it® Flags in
Smaller Size, at 1/2 inch by 1-3/4 inches, are the smallest
product featuring 3M's unique repositionable adhesive. Post-it®
Easel Pads, at 25 by 30 1/2 inches, are the largest. |
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Today, there are more
than 600 Post-it® Products, sold in more than 100 countries. |
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A Post-it® Note featuring
a charcoal and pastel drawing by artist R. B. Kitaj sold for
640 pounds during an online auction for charity in December
2000, creating a Guinness World Record for the most valuable
Post-it® Note. |
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Post-it® Notes celebrated
their 20th anniversary in 2000. |
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It would take approximately
506,880,000 Post-it® Notes to circle the world once. (Based
on the earth's circumference of 24,000 miles and using 2-7/8
inch square Post-it® Notes.) |
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Dr. Spencer Silver, the
3M scientist responsible for the unique, repositionable
used on Post-it® Products, retired from 3M in 1996 with
more than 22 U.S. Patents to his name. |
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Post-it® Note inventor
Art Fry was named one of "The 100 Best People in the
World" by Esquire magazine. |
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