The product, a 36-pack of crayons, are also being sold on Amazon and eBay. "We tested six types of crayons for asbestos and one tested positive for tremolite: Playskool crayons (36 count ...

This chart from Data Pointed shows that, since 1903, Crayola has come up with more and more shades of blue — and the number of colors in the company’s box of crayons doubles every 28 years ...

But many of her students couldn’t find the right crayon to match their skin tones. Even a set of “multicultural” crayons introduced in 1992, containing existing colors like peach and brown ...

The company filed for U.S. trademark protection on a distinctive sensory aspect to its crayons, and it was awarded last month, capping at least six years of attempts by the company. In July ...