Who Made It?

Superstitions just might work! Scientists believe that people with lucky charms tend to attack a problem for a longer period of time because they feel like they are getting assistance from some other power. When people feel empowered, they usually perform a task at hand better.

About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair. Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses. Research shows red hair usually results from a mutation in a gene called MC1R, which codes for the melanocortin-1 receptor. The pigment found in red hair that makes it red is called pheomelanin.

It is believed that oranges get their name from the Sanskrit word for fragrant – naranja. The use of the word 'orange' to describe a cross between red and yellow wasn't recorded until three hundred years after the fruit appeared in Europe.