ScienceMind-BlowingScientists can determine the color of some feathered dinosaurs by analyzing fossilized melanosomes—microscopic pigment structures preserved in ancient feathers.4993k15 years ago
ScienceMind-BlowingFewer than 1% of all gem-quality diamonds are truly colorless, with D-color diamonds being the rarest and most valuable.2681k16 years ago
PlacesInterestingPittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams share the same colors: black and gold.1721k16 years ago
BodyInterestingNewborns can barely see color when they're born, seeing mostly in black, white, and shades of gray, but they develop full color vision by about 5 months old.1402k16 years ago
AnimalsMind-BlowingA completely blind chameleon will still take on the colors of its environment.481k16 years ago
FoodInterestingBy feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with multi-colored yolks.451k16 years ago
AnimalsInterestingBlack bears are not always black. They can be brown, cinnamon, yellow, and sometimes white.361k16 years ago
ScienceMind-BlowingThe Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.264k11 years ago
FoodInterestingWhile pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red, gray, and even blue.253k12 years ago
AnimalsInterestingGoldfish lose their color if kept in dim light or placed in running water like a stream. Their pigmentation depends on light exposure and calm, stable environments.191k16 years ago
PlacesInterestingThe color orange was named after the fruit and not the other way around.183k11 years ago
BodyInterestingThe colors red, yellow and orange are not recommended for use in kitchens if you're trying to lose weight as they are known to stimulate appetite.164k11 years ago
PeopleInterestingResearch in psychology has found that wearing red increases your perceived attractiveness and chances of receiving help. Studies show women in red are rated as more attractive by men, and female hitchhikers wearing red get picked up more often than those wearing other colors.111k11 years ago
PlacesInterestingThe flag of the Philippines is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.72k12 years ago
PlacesInterestingBefore the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.62k12 years ago