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  2. Indigo dye - Wikipedia

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    Structure of Tyrian purple Structure of indigo carmine. The benzene rings in indigo can be modified to give a variety of related dyestuffs. Thioindigo, where the two NH groups are replaced by S atoms, is deep red. Tyrian purple is a dull purple dye that is secreted by a common Mediterranean snail. It was highly prized in antiquity.

  3. Lesbian flags - Wikipedia

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    The lipstick lesbian flag was designed by Natalie McCray, and released on her blog This Lesbian Life. [9] [10] The design has seven stripes in a gradient from purple (at the top) to white (in the center) to red (at the bottom), with a red kiss mark superimposed in the top left corner.

  4. Purple Line (Maryland) - Wikipedia

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    The Purple Line is a 16.2-mile (26.1 km) light rail line [3] being built to link several Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.: Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrollton. [7]

  5. Crown Royal - Wikipedia

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    Crown Royal, originally known as Seagram's Crown Royal, is a blended Canadian whisky brand created by Seagram and owned by Diageo since 2000. [1] Production of Crown Royal is done at Gimli, Manitoba, while the blending and bottling of the whisky are done in a facility in Amherstburg, Ontario.

  6. Purple Earth hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The Purple Earth Hypothesis (PEH) is an astrobiological hypothesis, first proposed by molecular biologist Shiladitya DasSarma in 2007, [1] that the earliest photosynthetic life forms of Early Earth were based on the simpler molecule retinal rather than the more complex porphyrin-based chlorophyll, making the surface biosphere appear purplish ...

  7. Color - Wikipedia

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    Colored pencils. Color (American English) or colour (British and Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorption, reflection, emission spectra, and interference.

  8. Lavender Scare - Wikipedia

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    Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement (Reprint ed.). Emeryville, Calif.: Seal Press. ISBN 9781580052528. OCLC 849670631. Kirchick, James (2022). Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 9781627792325. OCLC 1293451114. Excerpt.

  9. Logos and uniforms of the New York Mets - Wikipedia

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    On one sleeve is a circular patch in black with a purple outline and the Mets' "NY" cap insignia in purple, the color representing the 7 train which runs past Citi Field; the patch is designed to resemble subway tokens used in the City from 1953-1980. [19]