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Re:Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” (2018) by noodlenotes on Thursday January 21, 2021 @01:20AM (#25856079)
Ah, this explains why we call it "red" hair instead of "orange". We've been talking about hair ages longer than we've had the word "orange"!
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Re:Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” (2018) by HoverSausage on Thursday January 21, 2021 @05:17AM (#25857377)
The same for red robins which have orange feathers on their chests
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Re:Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” (2018) by wizzwizz4 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:28AM (#25860651)
They get redder as they get older.
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