Number game: Paint the town red

Over the years, the colour red has symbolised many things, from blood, passion, courage, to love, lust, and anger. Scientists say red provokes intense reactions in human beings. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about the colour.

$500,000

The price of the most expensive red wine named the Screaming Eagle Cabernet. The wine fetched the record-smashing price at the Napa Valley wine auction in 2000.

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70 to 140 million

People around the world who have red hair. So, thinking of going redhead? You’ll be joining a big clan of redheads.

10,000

red pandas are left in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Habitat destruction has increased the species’ chances of extinction.

300%

of your daily requirement of the nutrient can come from a large red pepper. It also has 3 times more Vitamin C than an orange!

198 mns.

roses were produced for the Valentine’s Day holiday in 2010, according to the Society of American Florists.

10 long years,

the time it took to build the Red Fort by the pioneering architects, Ustad Hamid and Ustad Ahmed. The construction began in 1638 and was completed a decade later.

$3 million

The Red Ruby slippers designed by Harry Winston were sold for 3 million dollars, making it the most expensive shoes in the world.

13.6 million

red blood and whole blood cells are collected in the U.S. in a year, and only 38 per cent of the population is eligible to donate blood or platelets.

2-week old infants

Can identify the colour red as it has the longest wavelength among colours, making it the easiest colour to process by the developing nerves and receptors in the baby’s eyes.

23 different shades

of red crayons are available in the world for you to scribble your heart out.

From the March 2019 issue of FHM India.