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#ColorFacts: A Weird Little Lesson, In Rainbow Order

By Nicole Cohen, Beth Novey

Published October 23, 2014 at 4:03 AM PDT

This story was published more than 10 years ago.

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Nicole Cohen

Nicole Cohen is an education editor at NPR. She edits news stories, features and investigations for broadcast, NPR.org and other platforms. Cohen also leads NPR's education member station collaborative, which brings local journalism from across the country to NPR audiences.

Beth Novey

Beth Novey is a producer for NPR's Arts, Books & Culture desk. She creates and edits web features, plans multimedia projects, and coordinates the web presence for Fresh Air and Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!