Always, tangled up in blue…

Jan 13, 2020

Fun With Words

So, today…this post is going to have to do with, can you guess? Yup, blue… it just kinda happened this/that way. We shall see how this goes! Below you will find strange facts about the color blue, which I got from thefactsite…

“Always”
  • studies show that weight lifters are able to handle heavier weights in blue gyms
  • blue is associated with air mail and the navy
  • a survey has shown that blue is the best selling color in women’s sweaters because they think men like it
“Tangles up in blue”
~ Bob Dylan
  • blue is the color most preferred by men
  • in India, blue is thought to bring bad luck and is associated with mourning
  • in China, blue is associated with pain
  • the color blue, in the Bible, symbolizes heavenly grace… The Virgin Mary is often depicted wearing blue
“The busy bee has no time for sorrow” ~ William Blake

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  • 8% of the world’s population has blue eyes
  • blue is the favored color of toothbrushes
  • blue birds can not see the color blue
  • owls are the only bird that can see the color blue
the joy of a better me
  • light blue was first recorded as a color term in English in 1915
  • blue skittles were not out until 15 years after the original skittles
  • mosquitoes are more attracted to the color blue than any other color
  • the phrase ‘once in a blue moon’ means something that happens infrequently

and then there’s this…

“Housework done properly can kill you”

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