The color purple has been in the news for the last couple of weeks. No, we’re not talking about the award-winning movie. And this has nothing to do with Prince. Purple is the newest color from M&M’S. But is it a new color? Well, that depends…
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Have you ever noticed that some people get a lot of mosquito bites while others get very few? Even when I was younger and outdoors often, I rarely was bitten. But my wife seems to get attacked all the time. For years I thought I knew the reason why. And it looks like recent research…
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Nail polish has been around in some form for hundreds of years. And I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no expert on the subject. But I’ve often wondered why women choose the specific colors they wear. The other night while watching a comedy special, and noticed the comedienne’s nails. And that got me…
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I’ve always been fascinated by color research. A recent study in Nashville show that cars with certain colors get stolen more often than others. Obviously there must be a reason…
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As the new year begins we all learn of the new color of the year. Did you even know that there was such a thing? Well indeed there is…
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We all know that colors have meanings. And sometimes, colors mean different things to different people. Take royal blue for instance. To me, it was the colors of my high school basketball team. But to others, it means something completely different…
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The other day I found out that the color black was out and midnight blue was in. The experts say that this is especially true for women’s dresses. What’s the old saying, you learn something new everyday?
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I was thinking about the colors red and green the other day. Why does the color red mean stop, and the color green mean go? How did we come up with this? I realize that this isn’t a pressing issue, but there must be an answer…
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Sometimes late at night my mind tends to wander. The other night I was thinking about appliance colors. Harvest gold was once popular, so why not red? Exactly who determines the color of our appliances? Wouldn’t people really prefer even more color choices?
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Today we tackle another custom that I’ve been wondering about; why are pink and blue the colors associated with boys and girls? When did this custom start? And why did it start? And…who determined that girls were pink and boys were blue? Inquiring minds want to know! Well at least mine does…
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