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Blue-eyed people, listen up.Ever wondered why your eyes are the colour they are? Well wonder no more.Every blue eyed person is descended from a single European who lived around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, according to scientists.How did they work it out? Originally, all humans had brown eyes in vario...
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