What's the deal with pink and blue?

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What's the deal with pink and blue?

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Feb 18, 2009

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Traditionally, female infants in the US are dressed in pink, and males are dressed in blue -- but why? Tune in and learn more about the pink-and-blue phenomenon in this podcast from HowStuffWorks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Feb 18, 2009

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What's the deal with pink and blue?

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