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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

TIL scissors were invented before paper!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would think rudimentary scissors came from shears to cut wool or hair.

In order to get practical paper, youd need the process of cutting wood to a T, which likely would have created scissors before hand if cutting has evolved to that point already.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
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