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Many Greek structures such as doors, windowsills, furniture, and church domes are painted a turquoise blue, especially in the Cyclades Islands. It is used because of an ancient belief that this shade of blue keeps evil away. Ancient Greeks called the color kyanos, which the words “cyan” and “cyanide” are derived from.

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