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Seriously. I have one brother with olive skin, jet black hair and black eyes (like our mother) while I have extremely pale skin, very blond hair and light blue eyes (like our father). I don't think anyone would ever think we are related.

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I know of two colors for olives, shiny black and bright green. I never quite understood which of those two colors are meant by "olive skin", but if I met anyone with skin of either color it would be a first for me. Maybe there's another color of olive that I'm unfamiliar with.

https://i.imgur.com/VZ6Slh6.jpg

Sorry for the total non-sequitur, that phrase has always just tickled my brain in a funny way and I would love to get to the bottom of that particular mystery.

I've thought the same, but reading your comment made me realize it's probably the wood.

https://imgur.com/gallery/TpA1e

Or the oil?

Olive oil is transparent with a slightly green tint right? That seems even weirder.

Why is that even weirder? The term generally indicates skin with a slight ~green cast.

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