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blue, was created around 2,200 B.C. In 2006 scientists
discovered it glows under fluorescent lights, allowing us to
detect it on artifacts where it is no longer visible to the naked
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[–] Lilbomination 68 points 11 hours ago

That’s a real neat fact! subscribe

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[–] joycefler 99 points 11 hours ago*

Blue is the rarest true color in nature. You learn something new every day; what did
you learn today?
Edit: it's fun to Google this fact. :) Submit interesting and specific facts that you
just found out (not broad information you looked
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[–] bumbletowne 66 points 10 hours ago

Its a structural color in nature, usually. The rarest true color is magenta. Because its Posting rules
a lie.
I. Submissions must be verifiable.
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[–] joycefler 17 points 10 hours ago* that supports every claim in your post
title. Images alone do not count as
Why do you say it's a lie? If you are referring to the actual pigment not existing valid references. Videos are fine so
long as they come from reputable
in magenta colored things, that is actually the same as what happens with blue. sources (e.g. BBC, Discovery, etc).
There is no actual pigment. But I have seen trees with magenta colored saps. II. No personal opinions, anecdotes
You're talking about light, I'm referring to pigments. or subjective statements (e.g "TIL
xyz is a great movie").
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[–] just_a_pyro 28 points 4 hours ago
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Eh? there are plenty of blue flowers around, just because their colorant is recent than two months are not
allowed.
only blue in some pH range doesn't mean it's not really blue. Just that you
IV. No soapboxing or agenda based
can't really use it as dye or paint. submissions. This includes (but is not
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32 4 points 10 hours ago c. Environmental issues

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So white is also a lie? following are not met:
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[–] joycefler 2 points 4 hours ago and specific (e.g. not "TIL
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That's why I was referring to actual pigment. This talks about light. bacon").
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[–] malibu45 4 points 2 hours ago readers to click on a link. Starting
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Your comment is blue, the reply is magenta why/what/who/where/how
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[–] SenorWeird 1 point 2 hours ago d. "TIL about ..." and other broad
posts don't belong on TIL. Try
I dunno why this made me laugh. /r/Wikipedia, etc. instead, or be
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Magenta? PINK!
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[–] Captian_Cocksmith 3 points 3 hours ago software/websites (e.g. "TIL you can
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Minus the sky and water I guess so... 1.22").
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[–] joycefler 4 points 3 hours ago
Please see the wiki for more
That's not pigment.
detailed explanations of the
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[–] Captian_Cocksmith 16 points 3 hours ago

Are you telling me I cannot paint with all the colors of the wind? (Why we need rules)

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Quite a bit. It was fun learning the hoops that were jumped through to find the blue and you think it meets the above rules, please
for Tekhelet. It is actually a different color when something is dyed and only changes contact the moderators (include a link to your
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[–] WitheringRiser [score hidden] 26 minutes ago promptly!
Uh... and the sky and ocean? More information available on the TIL FAQ and
wiki.
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[–] joycefler [score hidden] 4 minutes ago Frequent TILs Repost List
Not pigments. As of December 2018
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[–] Prismo-Gaming 44 points 11 hours ago community suggestions by its members. If your
TIL is found on this list, it will be removed. The
Duh they probably mined lapis lazuli. Use it on some wool! titles have been abridged for the sake of brevity,
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[–] Quixotic9000 [S] 49 points 11 hours ago
by its members. If you are interested in reading
The Egyptian blue paint discussed here is not lapis lazuli: about the TILs on this list use the search box
feature and enter the keywords to pull up past
[Egyptian blue] was made from ground limestone mixed with sand and a copper- TILs.
containing mineral, such as azurite or malachite, which was then heated between
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1470 and 1650°F. The result was an opaque blue glass which then had to be Etiquette
crushed and combined with thickening agents such as egg whites to create a
We ask that you please do the following:
long-lasting paint or glaze.
I. avoid mobile versions of websites (e.g.
However there is a paint, ultramarine, that is lapis lazuli: m.wikipedia.org)
ultramarine began around 6,000 years ago when the vibrant, semi-precious II. link to the appropriate heading when
referencing an article (particularly on
gemstone it was made from—lapis lazuli—began to be imported by the Egyptians Wikipedia)
from the mountains of Afghanistan. However, the Egyptians tried and failed to III. link to the appropriate start time when
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[–] Prismo-Gaming 43 points 11 hours ago past
It was just a Minecraft reference, I was being silly. But cheers for digging deeper
Please also read the site-wide Reddiquette.
and laying down the facts. Pretty interesting stuff!
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[–] Quixotic9000 [S] 18 points 11 hours ago

a community for 10 years
Cool. Could you explain the wool part of the comment? I think I'm missing
something.
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[–] Prismo-Gaming 30 points 11 hours ago nix0n

wacrover
It’s just a way that you can use the dye on the game. relic2279
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[–] Venboven 19 points 11 hours ago
Geekymumma
Minecraft is a game. You can craft things, go figure, and if you put a sdn
piece of wool and some blue dye (lapis lazuli) in a crafting table, it would roger_
dye the wool for you. Game mechanics don't always make perfect sense, Lynda73
lanismycousin
but at the end of the day, it's about the gameplay, not the logic.
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[–] Quixotic9000 [S] 16 points 11 hours ago

< > discussions in r/todayilearned X
Ah, TIL :)
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[–] Herlock 8 points 5 hours ago
offered up to 100 free pizzas every
year for 100 years if a customer got
You can actually dye the sheeps, so that you can shave them on a
regular and get colored whool :)
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[–] burtgummer45 5 points 6 hours ago

Of course I just had to now know

Natural ultramarine is the most difficult pigment to grind by hand, and for all except the highest quality of mineral,
sheer grinding and washing produces only a pale grayish blue powder.[12][13] At the beginning of the 13th
century, an improved method came into use, described by Cennino Cennini in the 15th century. This process
consisted of mixing the ground material with melted wax, resins, and oils, wrapping the resulting mass in a cloth,
and then kneading it in a dilute lye solution. The blue particles collect at the bottom of the pot, while the impurities
and colorless crystals remain. This process was performed at least three times, with each successive extraction
generating a lower quality material. The final extraction, consisting largely of colorless material as well as a few
blue particles, brings forth ultramarine ash which is prized as a glaze for its pale blue transparency.[14]
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[–] herbw 4 points 2 hours ago

That's Faience.
The true blue can be seen on the under sides of the lintels of the Ramesses 3's temple at Medinet Habu, West Bank of
Nile across from El Luxor. The colours there have survived for about 2000 years or so. Brilliant, as well as stunning
images.
https://c7.alamy.com/comp/DY5Y42/temple-of-ramses-iii-1198-1167-bc-at-medinet-habu-colored-reliefs-DY5Y42.jpg
https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/5a5222728df4df90459657d3bf304bc0/h44-
30047243.jpg
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[–] Induced_Pandemic 6 points 11 hours ago

Something something Blue Man Group something something.

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[–] Quixotic9000 [S] 4 points 11 hours ago

Something something something emitting infrared entertainment.

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[–] jonaheim88 5 points 5 hours ago

Generally finding old stains that glow under a blacklight would be considered a bad thing.
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[–] A_Level_2 2 points 9 hours ago

♪i'm blue.....♪♪
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[–] Captian_Cocksmith 1 point 3 hours ago

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Abadeeeabaddiiieee
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[–] hatsnatcher23 2 points 2 hours ago

Zima Blue
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[–] Low_Pan 2 points 1 hour ago

Don't mention Zima, I just recovered from my hangover from 1997.

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[–] OhioMegi 1 point 2 hours ago

Well that was fascinating. Had no idea about all that.

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[–] CMDR_0zzy 1 point 2 hours ago

fun little read

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