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...that "origami" literally means "folding paper"?
...that origami was invented right after the invention of paper by Cai Lun in China?
...that the earliest known traditions of paper folding were of ceremonial origin?
...that the original Chinese name of origami, "Zhe Zhi" (摺紙), still applies in all Chinese-speaking regions?
...that any material can be used to fold origami models?
...only in the last twenty years has origami really advanced into a complex art form?

...that dual coloured and patterned paper exists and can be used effectively for color-changed models ?
...that Washi (和紙, Washi^?) is the predominant origami paper used in Japan?
...that "Moneygami" is origami created from paper money from various countries?
...that origami has received a considerable amount of mathematical study?
...that Rolf Harris illustrated Robert Harbin's Paper Magic in 1956?

...that Joss papers are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays?
...that origami only uses a small number of different folds?
...that wet folding adds curves and life to origami, which is otherwise purely geometric?
...that in the early days of origami, development of new designs was largely trial-and-error?
...that Akira Yoshizawa, considered to be the grandmaster of origami, was the son of a dairy farmer?

...that Akira Yoshizawa is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art?
...that "rigid folding" is the use of sheet metal in place of paper, and hinges in place of the crease lines?
...that "kami" (Japanese for paper) is one of the most predominant kinds of paper in Japan?
...that the earliest known traditions of paper folding were of ceremonial origin?
...that "origami" itself is a compound of two smaller Japanese words: "oru", meaning fold, and "kami", meaning paper?

... that paperfolding was known by a variety of names, including "orikata", "orisue", "orimono", "tatamigami" and others?
... that origami creators have experimented with crinkling techniques and smooth-flowing designs?
... that Joseph Albers influenced modern origami artists through methods involving sheets of round paper folded into curved shapes?
... that one of the most famous origami designs is the Japanese crane?
... Sadako Sasaki was buried with a wreath of 1,000 cranes to honor her?

...that models sometimes start with a rectangular, circular, triangular or other non-square sheets of paper?
...that Sadako Sasaki would use medicine wrappings and whatever else she could scrounge up in an attempt to fold 1000 cranes?
...that "thousand origami cranes" is a group of one thousand origami paper cranes held together by strings?
...that in recognition of his contributions to origami, Nick Robinson was awarded the Sidney French medal?
...that Pureland origami is origami limited to using only mountain and valley folds?

...that some classical construction problems of geometry can be solved using only a few paper folds?
...that the basic structure of a new origami model can be theoretically plotted out on paper before any actual folding even occurs?
...that Akira Yoshizawa was considered to be the grandmaster of origami?
...that Robert J. Lang is an American physicist who is also one of the foremost origami artists and theorists in the world?
...that since the age of two, Satoshi Kamiya made hundreds of origami models?