Did You Know? Some Animals Can See Ultraviolet Light!
Bees, some birds, and other animals can see colors humans cannot see.
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Did You Know? A Purple Dye Was Discovered by Accident!
Mauveine, an early synthetic dye, was discovered accidentally by William Henry Perkin in 1856.
Did You Know? Purple Dye Was Once Incredibly Rare!
Ancient purple dye was made from sea snails, which made purple cloth very expensive.
Did You Know? Ripe Oranges Can Stay Green in Warm Climates!
In tropical places, oranges may stay green outside even when they are fully ripe inside.
Did You Know? Egyptian Blue Was One of the First Man-Made Pigments!
Ancient makers created Egyptian Blue thousands of years ago, one of the earliest synthetic pigments in history.
Did You Know? Human Eyes Can Distinguish Millions of Colors!
Our visual system can detect around ten million color variations under good conditions.
Did You Know? Sunsets on Mars Can Look Blue!
Mars is called the Red Planet, but some Martian sunsets can glow with a surprising blue color.
Did You Know? School Buses Are Yellow Because It's the Easiest Color to See!
School buses are painted 'National School Bus Glossy Yellow' — a color chosen because humans see it fastest, even in the dark!
Did You Know? Blue Is the Rarest Color in Nature!
True blue is extremely rare in plants and animals — most 'blue' things in nature are actually playing tricks with light!
Did You Know? The Color Orange Was Named After the Fruit!
Before oranges arrived in Europe, the color orange was just called 'red-yellow' — the fruit gave the color its name!
Did You Know? Crayola Makes Nearly 3 Billion Crayons a Year!
Crayola produces about 3 billion crayons annually — laid end to end, they would circle the Earth 6 times!
Did You Know? Ancient Egyptians Invented Colored Inks!
The ancient Egyptians created the first colored inks over 4,500 years ago using minerals and plants!
Did You Know? Red Is the First Color a Baby Sees!
Newborns can only see black, white, and gray at first — red is the first color they can distinguish!