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  2. Wikipedia : You don't need to cite that the sky is blue

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    Another may insist that the color of the sky is aqua rather than blue, while providing spectroscopic analyses as part of an assortment of verifiable evidence to support their position. Simultaneously, they demand that other editors show equivalent support in reliable sources for the claim that the sky is in fact blue. While there are times when ...

  3. Wikipedia:You do need to cite that the sky is blue - Wikipedia

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    The sky actually appears to be blue less than half the time. Some conditions under which the sky may not appear blue: During the night, the sky appears black. Without light from the sun creating Rayleigh scattering, the sky cannot be seen as blue, [3] except in certain conditions when the moon is up. [4] Clouds can obscure the color of the sky.

  4. Wikipedia talk:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue

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    The cites are there for the attribution of why the sky is blue, not just because it's blue or else there'd be a sentence in that article with four cites that says "The sky is blue". And while the sky certainly only appears to be blue, ask anyone in the world what color the sky is, and you'll get the same answer, hence the ubiquity of the choice ...

  5. It Takes The Entire Rainbow Of Colors To Make The Sky Blue ...

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    The sky isn't just blue by chance. ... And we see the blue light instead of violet light because our eyes are more sensitive to it and the sun emits more blue than violet energy.

  6. Wikipedia talk : You do need to cite that the sky is blue

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    Sure water isnt blue nor is the sky but the argument still stands, if you go up to most people on the street and ask the color of the sky or the ocean they will say its blue. Its similar to the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell; it isnt but it helps show what the mitochondria actually does in a simple and easily understood way.

  7. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia

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    Instead of writing that someone took the plunge, state their action matter-of-factly. In general, if a literal reading of a phrase makes no sense given the context, the sentence needs rewording. Some idioms are common only in certain parts of the world, and many readers are not native speakers of English; articles should not presume familiarity ...

  8. Color term - Wikipedia

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    However, the Nigerian Ibibio language and the Philippine Hanunoo language both identify green instead of yellow. The Ovahimba use four color names: zuzu stands for dark shades of blue, red, green, and purple; vapa is white and some shades of yellow; buru is some shades of green and blue; and dambu is some other shades of green, red, and brown. [10]

  9. 20 iconic rock songs written on the spot - AOL

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    Love wrote the song in 20 minutes while on the bathroom floor of her friend's house, writing the lyrics in Sharpie on her arm and performing it for the first time about an hour later. The song ...