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  2. Black - Wikipedia

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    When the pot was fired, the figures painted with the slip would turn black, against a red background. Later they reversed the process, painting the spaces between the figures with slip. This created magnificent red figures against a glossy black background. [15] Greek black-figure pottery. Ajax and Achilles playing a game, about 540–530 BC.

  3. Eigengrau - Wikipedia

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    Eigengrau (German for "intrinsic gray"; pronounced [ˈʔaɪ̯gŋ̍ˌgʁaʊ̯] ⓘ), also called Eigenlicht (Dutch and German for "intrinsic light"), dark light, or brain gray, is the uniform dark gray background color that many people report seeing in the absence of light.

  4. Negro - Wikipedia

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    Negro denotes 'black' in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the Latin word niger, meaning 'black', which itself is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root *nekw-, "to be dark", akin to *nokw-, 'night'. [4] [5] Negro was also used for the peoples of West Africa in old maps labelled Negroland, an area stretching along the Niger River.

  5. Black swan theory - Wikipedia

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    A black swan (Cygnus atratus) in Australia. The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. The term is based on a Latin expression which presumed that black swans did ...

  6. Translight - Wikipedia

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    A Translight or Translite is a large illuminated film backing typically used as a backdrop in the film and TV industry. The name of Translite originally came from the black-and-white display film made by the Eastman Kodak Company. Pacific Studios [1] in Los Angeles was the sole producer of Translites from about 1950 until about 1979.

  7. Theater drapes and stage curtains - Wikipedia

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    Many are made from black or other darkly colored, light-absorbing material (In North America, for example, heavyweight velour is the current industry standard [1]). Theater drapes represent a portion of any production's soft goods , a category comprising any non-wardrobe, cloth-based element of the stage or scenery. [ 2 ]

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  9. Nigger - Wikipedia

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    Russian: the word негр (negr) has been commonly used as neutral word to describe black people until recent years. It can also be used as a synonym for underpaid worker; "литературный негр" (literaturny negr) means ghostwriter.