Here's some information that should be of interest to anyone who writes:


It's the birthday of the inventor of Liquid Paper, used to correct typing errors, Bette Nesmith Graham, born in Dallas, Texas (1924). She was a struggling artist when she got a job as a secretary at Texas Bank & Trust. To cover her typewriter mistakes neatly, she began using tempera paint mixed with certain chemicals that she knew about from her background in painting. Graham made her first batch in her kitchen blender and named the creation "Mistake Out." She changed the name to "Liquid Paper" after a rapid increase in demand.