Etymology
How Appelblauwzeegroen became Teal in Belgian Dutch.
Finding the hidden message in the "apple-blue, sea-green" hue.
Etymology
Finding the hidden message in the "apple-blue, sea-green" hue.
Tulips
In February 1637, the Dutch futures market had a reset on all outstanding contracts for tulips. The prices had reportedly been growing an unprecedented rate, and there was risk of systemic collapse of defaulted contracts.