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Humanity's oldest flex: refusing to let the world stay the color it came in.
royal purpleRequired thousands of crushed sea snails per gram.
ancient craftDyed flax found dating back 36,000 years.
happy accidentFirst synthetic dye came from failed malaria research.
indigo bluesOriginally turns yellow-green, then blue in open air.
jeans culpritDenim's indigo bleeds because it only coats fiber surfaces.