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the color so accidental it kicked off an entire chemical empire by mistake.

lab accidentDiscovered in 1856 by a teen chasing malaria cure
royal feverQueen Victoria wore it, Europe lost its mind
first synthetic dyeBorn from coal tar, of all things
its decadeThe 1890s were nicknamed the Mauve Decade
pronunciation warRhymes with stove, despite everyone's confident guessing
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