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What is common understanding for why legal sized writing paper is called foolscap?

Correct answer: It originally had a 'fools cap' watermark

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What people think about it: 2 Comments
Barb@71
Barb@71
From watermarks to ledgers who knew the history of a common sheet of paper could be so rich in history.
little b
little b
I write on paper❤
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