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In 1974, an Engineer Was Tired of Losing His Mark-Pages During the Choir: a Glue that Did Not Fit in Well Allowed Him to Invent the Post-It

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A 3M chemist mistakenly made an adhesive too weak in 1968. Six years later, his colleague Art Fry found him to be in unexpected use. The Post-it was just born.
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In 1974, an Engineer Was Tired of Losing His Mark-Pages During the Choir: a Glue that Did Not Fit in Well Allowed Him to Invent the Post-It

A 3M chemist mistakenly made an adhesive too weak in 1968. Six years later, his colleague Art Fry found him to be in unexpected use. The Post-it was just born.

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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