We use paper every single day, but who invented it? Cai Lun was experimenting with wood pulp, and eventually came upon the process of making paper. Paper was an extremely convenient way of recording things, and could substitute silk for many applications. With the new invention of paper, the Chinese had a convenient writing material and a great trading material. When the Chinese traded it with other civilizations, it eventually spread to Europe and the rest of the world, giving us the paper we have…
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