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		astine on Dec 15, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are Europeans the whitest people on the planet... Mediterraneans aren't very 'pale-skinned.' They have a lot more melanin than you find in say, Sweden.

mitko on Dec 15, 2009 [–]

Right! For example, people in Sicily have darker skin.

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