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Manila folder (named for abaca fibers from the Philippines, the most common material before wood pulp replaced it) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 5 days ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] TropicalDingdong 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The 6th paragraph of the History section reads almost as if its insinuating that the US colonized the Phillipines as if to maintain a steady supply of folders.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We’ve done it for flimsier excuses

[–] sploosh 7 points 5 days ago

I think manilla folders arranged properly could easily support more than a pile of bananas could.

[–] aeronmelon 7 points 5 days ago

They did it for bananas, they’d do it for office supplies.