red, n.Trivia

Bees in Brooklyn were found producing red honey because of a nearby maraschino cherry factory

Women find men in red to be more attractive because it makes men appear more powerful and higher in status which leads to the attraction.

Some colors can induce hunger. This is true for red, yellow and orange

Barns are red due to the mixture of linseed oil, milk, lime, and ferrous oxide used on wood to resist mold and sun damage in the late 1700s

Red doesn’t really make bulls angry; they are color-blind.

Swiss Army Knives are red so they can more easily be found when dropped in snow

Barns are red because farmers made their own sealant using linseed oil and rust. The rust protects the wood from algae and fungal growth but also colors the mixture red.

Red is the first color a baby sees

Stop signs were yellow until 1954 because up until then, red dye would not fade over time.

Lobsters are not always red. About 1 in 5,000 North Atlantic Lobsters is born bright blue.