Post-it note

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A pad of fan-folded Post-it pop-up notes, shown still glued together

A Post-it note (or simply Post-it), invented and manufactured by 3M, is a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents, computer displays, and so forth. While now available in a wide range of colors, shapes, and sizes, the most common size of Post-it note is a 3-in (7.5-cm) square, trademark canary yellow in color. The notes use a unique low-tack adhesive that enables the Post-its to be easily attached and removed without leaving marks or residue. The names "Post-it" and "Post-it note"—as well as the canary yellow color—are trademarks of 3M, the company which invented and manufactures them. Accepted generic terms for competitors include "sticky notes" or "repositionable" or "repositional notes;" nonetheless, Post-it note is frequently used as a generic term for any such product. 3M manufactures other products related to the Post-it note concept, leveraging the success of the brand. As Post-it have been driven toward computerized versions like Stickies or PtiMemo, 3M markets its own software under the name of "Post-it Software Notes."

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In 2000 the 20th anniversary of Post-it notes was celebrated by having artists create their artwork on Post-it notes. One note that was made by artist R.B. Kitaj sold for £640 in an auction, making it the most valuable Post-it note on record.^{[citation needed]}
In Showtime's comedy-drama series Dead Like Me, Post-it notes are distributed every morning by Rube (Mandy Patinkin) among his band of grim reapers; they bear the names, estimated times of death (ETD) and places of demise of the soon-to-die.
In the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, the protagonists claimed to have invented Post-it notes in order to impress their friends.
Season 6 of Sex and the City (first aired August 2003) featured an episode entitled "The Post-It Always Sticks Twice" where Jack Berger breaks up with Carrie on a Post-It.
In Bruce Almighty, when protagonist Bruce receives millions of prayers, he turns them into Post-its which fill an entire room, floor to ceiling.
In a MADtv episode on January 6, 2007, rapper The Game (played by Jordan Peele) promotes Post-it notes in a commercial for the product that never ends.