Change the way you think about colors

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Change the Way You See Colors
Change the Way You See Colors


Bet you didn't know some of these wild color facts ...

Orange: The color orange is actually named after the fruit. There are no true rhymes for 'orange.' Tests show that hot chocolate seems to taste better in an orange mug.

Red: Men and women see red differently. The color red can negatively affect test performance.

Blue: Mosquitoes like the color blue, and more babies than adults have blue eyes. Eye color can change as melanin levels increase over time.

Yellow: You are 1.24 times more likely to notice yellow than any other color.

Green: The suicide rate on a London bridge decline 34 percent after they painted it green.

Black: Black boxes containing the same contents as green ones seem heavier. Baffling, right?

Eigengrau: Eigengrau is the gray color we see when it's dark out.

What weird color facts do you know?

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