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Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen and statesmen in the 19th century, and a high fashion color in the 20th century. According to surveys in Europe and North America, it is the color most commonly associated with mourning, the end, secrets, magic, force, violence, fear, evil, and elegance.
Black is the most common ink color used for printing books, newspapers and documents, as it provides the highest contrast with white paper and thus is the easiest color to read. Similarly, black text on a white screen is the most common format used on computer screens. the darkest material is made by MIT engineers from vertically aligned carbon nanotubes.
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1301by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1302by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1303by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1304by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1305by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1306by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1307by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1308by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1309by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1310by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1311by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1312by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1313by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1314by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1315by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1316by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1317by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1318by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1319by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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1320by Jones, Fiona M., Allen, Campbell, Arteta, Carlos, Arthur, Joan, Black, Caitlin, Emmerson, Louise M., Freeman, Robin, Hines, Greg, Lintott, Chris J., Macháĉková, Zuzana, Miller, Grant, Simpson, Rob, Southwell, Colin, Torsey, Holly R., Zisserman, Andrew, Hart, TomGet access
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