Bad Dog Needs Rotten Home

THE NEW HOME FOR THE BEST STUFF ON THE WEB.

REMARKABLE FACTS ABOUT COLOURS THAT YOU NEVER SAW COMING

Added on: 4th Nov 2016

 

HIGHLIGHTERS TEND TO BE YELLOW BECAUSE

THEY DON'T LEAVE A SHADOW ON THE PAGE

WHEN THEY ARE PHOTOCOPIED

Highlighters tend to be yellow because they don't leave a shadow on the page when they are photocopied.

 

 

THE US ARMY USES COLOUR-BLIND PEOPLE TO

"SEE" CAMOUFLAGE. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY

PERCEIVE CERTAIN COLOURS IN A WAY THAT

PEOPLE WITH NORMAL VISION DON'T

The US Army uses colorblind people to

 

 

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT REDHEADS CAN

REQUIRE UP TO 20% MORE ANAESTHESIA

DURING SURGERY

Studies have shown that redheads can require up to 20% more anesthesia during surgery

 

 

DURING THE MIDDLE AGES, DYERS OF FABRIC

WOULD EITHER DYE RED OR BLUE. BOTH GROUPS

HAD THEIR OWN GUILDS AND FORBID THEIR

MEMBERS FROM DYING WITH THE OPPOSITE

COLOUR. SO PURPLE CLOTHING WAS RARE

During the Middle Ages, dyers of fabric would either dye red or blue. Both groups had their own guilds and forbid their members from dying with the opposite color. So purple clothing was rare.

 

 

CHEDDAR CHEESE IS ONLY ORANGE BECAUSE

IT IS DYED. IN REALITY, ITS COLOUR CHANGES

ACCORDING TO THE SEASON AND THE COW'S

DIET. FARMERS STARTED DYING IT TO AVOID

THESE COLOUR FLUCTUATIONS

Cheddar cheese is only orange because it is dyed. In reality, its color changes according to the season and the cow's diet. Farmers started dying it to avoid these color fluctuations.

 

 

DURING THE 1980’S, SCIENTISTS SHOWED THAT AN

ENZYME IN GREEN COFFEE BEANS COULD TURN

ANY BLOOD TYPE INTO TYPE O, THE UNIVERSAL DONOR

During the 1980s, scientists showed that an enzyme in green coffee beans could turn any blood type into type O, the universal donor.

 

 

FIRE HYDRANT COLOURS CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE

THEIR WATER FLOW AND PRESSURE

Fire hydrant colors can be used to determine their water flow and pressure

 

 

IN 1962, CRAYOLA'S "FLESH" COLOUR WAS

RENAMED "PEACH"

In 1962, Crayola's

 


View by Month