Crayon: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 08, 2026
Replaced “plumbago” with “graphite.” Sep 22, 2021
Invalidated site: PBS Kids movie about how crayons are made. Jul 04, 2019
Add new Web site: History of Pencils - The History of the Crayon. May 27, 2019
Add new Web site: Discovery Kids - Crayons. Jan 21, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Crayon. Jan 21, 2014
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Are Crayons And Markers Made? Dec 28, 2008
Media added. Aug 20, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 20, 2008
Media added. Aug 14, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Crayons. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: The Homeschool Zone - Crayon Crafts. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of the Crayola Creativity Central. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Crayons History. Oct 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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