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Jun 2023
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Why is the Color Blue So Rare?

All Around Science
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On today’s episode: No one is honest anymore! Or are they…? Blueberries aren’t blue, blue flowers aren’t blue, most things aren’t really blue… Why is blue so hard to find? All that and more today on All Around Science...

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