14 Colorful Now-You-Know Facts About Paint

Paints are made from fish, insects, and ... mummies?
14 Colorful Now-You-Know Facts About Paint

If you're not a visual artist, you might not care at all about paint. But that was before you knew a type of paint used to be made out of mummies. Now paint is looking pretty badass, no? If that doesn't impress you, read on for 13 more facts that might change your mind. 

Scheele’s Green

Scheele's Green was extremely popular in Victorian England...an extremely deadly. The dye included arsenic and was commonly used in wallpapers, clothing, and carpeting. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM

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In 2009, a chemist accidentally created a new blue hue YInMn blue is a near-perfect blue. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM

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