Did you know "rubber" is named after its ability to rub black pencil lead away from paper? It's true according to the internet, which is largely constructed by paper and pencil from what we understand.

In 1770 Joseph Priestley noticed that the gummy goodness imported from Brazil was really, really good at hiding his mistakes (*like when he wanted to call Oxygen "breather") and word spread like wildfire.

The name "rubber" stuck and now we use it to talk about tires and Jim Carey's face in the '90s. More importantly, though, cartoonists use rubber erasers to make comics and often incorporate their world-shaping powers into strips. Here are several of them for your Eraser Day reading pleasure.

The Argyle Sweater By Scott Hilburn Sept 1, 2015

WuMo By Wulff & Morgenthaler June 3, 2014

Pearls Before Swine By Stephan Pastis June 23, 2004 

Pearls Before Swine By Stephan Pastis Oct 25, 2007

Pearls Before Swine By Stephan Pastis Oct 26, 2007

Off the Mark By Mark Parisi Sept 24, 2007 

Reality Check By Dave Whamond Sept 7, 2000

Brevity By Dan Thompson April 29, 2005

Frazz By Jef Mallett April 27, 2005

Ziggy By Tom Wilson & Tom II Feb 28, 1998

The Duplex By Glenn McCoy and Gary McCoy March 21, 2015

Peanuts By Charles Schulz Feb 5, 1998

Cleats By Bill Hinds Jan 30, 2008

*This is our lie as far as we know... since he erased it