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April 3 connects light and color with the science of an airy dessert.
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Newton used a prism to separate white light into colors. The same idea of light separating into colors helps explain why raindrops can produce a rainbow.
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Newton used a prism to separate white light into colors. The same idea of light separating into colors helps explain why raindrops can produce a rainbow.
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Explore how air bubbles give chocolate mousse its soft texture and how gentle folding helps keep them in the mixture.
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On April 3, 1860, Pony Express riders began carrying mail along an overland route. Read how relays helped the mail travel faster.
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Read Why Mousse Is So Airy. Draw bubbles in a spoonful of mousse. Use a sentence from the reading to explain why the bubbles stay there.