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For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?

  1. Notepad

  2. Calendar

  3. Notice Board

  4. Telephone Book
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Explanation

In 1902, Bertie Cann of Silvergate, Australia, created the first birch-bound notepad by gluing together small sheets of paper supported by cardboard. This replaced the cumbersome loose-leaf sheets used for centuries. The other options like calendars or phone books were already in use or different formats.

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