MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Dogs All Seem To Have Brown Eyes

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Dogs All Seem To Have Brown Eyes

Light eyes aren’t common in domestic canines. A dog with piercing blue eyes might be described as strikingly beautiful (or sometimes even unsettling). Rarely do we call their eye color cute, though, and apparently past generations of dog breeders agreed. And new research suggests we may have selectively bred dogs to have darker eyes to…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Which “Orange” Came First…The Color, Or The Fruit?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Which “Orange” Came First…The Color, Or The Fruit?

Y’know the old “Which Came First: The Chicken Or The Egg” quandary? You could ask a very similar question about “Orange”: is the fruit named for its color, or is the color named for the fruit? Well, if you’ve ever pondered this question, you can rest assured that there is a definitive answer (unlike the…