# Why blue eyes?

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**Created:** [April 28, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-eyes/718718 "2015-04-28T14:30:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-eyes/718718/1 "2015-04-28T14:30:24Z")

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Looking at the map of the distribution of blue eyes in Europe made me wonder: why do Europeans have blue eyes? Were they found in other parts of the world before European expansion and inter-marrying?

[https://unsafeharbour.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/maps-europelighteyes.jpg?w=584](https://unsafeharbour.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/maps-europelighteyes.jpg?w=584)

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