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Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

United StatesPublished May 5, 2022

Views 2.59M  |  Likes 118K  |  Comments 7.26K
Views#2,064,823Global
Views#451,583United States

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The Why FilesThe Why Files
5.99M subs•523 videos•Sep 2020

This video has 2.59M views and 118K likes, ranking #2,064,823 globally among tracked YouTube videos by view count.

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2,599,514

Likes

118,465

Comments

7,267

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Total (all-time): $1.82K – $5.2K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

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Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it? Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors. That's a lot. Then how come, until very recently, nobody saw or even heard of the color blue? Well, it's because blue just -- didn…

Published
May 5, 2022
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