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The Fruit That Changed How We See Color

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The Ancient History Of A Golden Fruit: Long before people called anything "orange," they enjoyed eating the sweet, round fruit we know today. The orange tree first grew in Southeast Asia thousands of years ago.  Ancient traders carried these fruits along busy trade routes, spreading them across different countries and cultures. People in India, China, and other Asian nations ate oranges centuries before Europeans ever saw one.

Owls Rule the Night as Symbols of Wisdom

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Ancient Greeks Started The Tradition: The connection between owls and wisdom began over 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece. The Greeks worshipped Athena, their goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare.  Athena's sacred animal was the little owl, which appeared on Greek coins and pottery throughout their empire. When people saw an owl, they thought of Athena's intelligence and clever battle plans.  This powerful link between owls and smart thinking spread across Europe and eventually around the world.