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English discoverers be naming fruit like (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Fun fact: the color orange was named after the fruit, and not the fruit named for the color.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What was the color called before that?

[–] moody@lemmings.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The color was called yellowred before oranges were discovered.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And they spelled it: Geoluread

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