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TIL that San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge is not named for its color but for its location on the Golden Gate Strait. Its unusual reddish-orange color was a radical choice in the 1930s. It matched primer painted on some of the steel.
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TIL "Purple Rain" was remade in the Sahara featuring the nomadic Tuareg people. Since their language has no word for "purple," the title became "Rain The Color of Blue With A Little Red In It."
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TIL that female tears contain an odorless chemical that reduces testosterone levels in men.