When you ‘flick a Bic’, you’re using a lighter ... but that’s what writing was limited to for hundreds of years. When fountain pens first came along, they were revolutionary, albeit ...

Most of the Bic ballpoint pens sold in Brazil are made in the French company's factory in the Brazilian city of Manaus in the Amazon, a Bic spokesperson revealed.

Female readers, put down that brutish man Bic and grasp your tiny mitts around one of these bad girls, below Marketed specifically at women, the pens come in easy-on-the-eye pastel coloured ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Sweaty palms and permanent writer’s bumps are two ...

You've probably doodled with one of these in class: a blue Bic pen. But when Oscar Ukonu uses ... Oscar will take up to six weeks and go through 10 pens! It's not that they all run out of ink ...

When fountain pens first came along ... When released in 1950, the Bic Cristal cost just $2. Since this vital instrument has continued to be so affordable, world literacy is at 90% today.