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In Old Norse, the word blár ' blue ' (from proto-Germanic *blēwaz) was also used to describe black (and the common word for people of African descent was thus blámenn ' blue/black men '). In Swedish, blå, the modern word for blue, was used this way until the early 20th century, and it still is to a limited extent in modern Faroese.
Blue eyes are a highly sexually dimorphic eye color. Studies from various populations in Europe have shown that men are substantially more likely to have blue eyes than women. [18] The inheritance pattern followed by blue eyes was previously assumed to be a Mendelian recessive trait, though this has been
Norwegian slang meaning "blue-blue", derivative of "popo" and in reference to blue lights and former color of uniform. Bobby UK, derived from the Conservative British Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel ("Bobby" being a nickname for "Robert"), the founder of the Metropolitan Police. [7] Occurs in fixed phrases e.g. "bobby on the beat", "village bobby".
Blue eyes actually contain no blue pigment. The colour is caused by an effect called Tyndall scattering. Blue eyes do not actually contain any blue pigment. Eye colour is determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris [48] [49] and the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. [50]
Wicked star Jonathan Bailey has teased the reason why his character Fiyero has blue eyes in the movie.. Known for the role of Anthony on Netflix's Bridgerton, the brown-eyed Bailey is admittedly ...
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN). It appeared on the group's self-titled debut album in 1969 and was released as a single, reaching number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. In Canada, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" peaked at number 11. [4]
Frank Sinatra may be called Ol’ Blue Eyes, but we know 16 dog breeds that can give him a run for his money. Dog breeds with blue eyes make our hearts sing with their piercing gazes and unique ...
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