˜yĐÄvlog

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red snow

noun

  1. snow that has acquired a red color either from airborne particles of red dust or from a type of alga that contains a red pigment.


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of red snow1

First recorded in 1670–80
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British explorer Sir John Ross brought back samples of red snow from Greenland after his disappointing search for a northwest passage in 1818, setting off a lively debate among Europe’s gentlemen scientists as to what the stuff actually was.

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But S was not available, and when I saw the letter L — it was immediately a ladybug made out of a big red snow saucer.

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“You would go around, you’d see department stores that have everything — red, snow, beautiful ribbons, bows. Everything was there, but they wouldn’t say ‘Merry Christmas.’”

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“You’d go around, you’d see department stores that have everything red, snow, beautiful, ribbons, bows. Everything was there. But they wouldn’t say Merry Christmas. They’re all saying Merry Christmas again. You remember?”

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After other officers arrived, one slowly approached the man, grabbed a red snow shovel from a store display, then charged the man and tackled him.

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