Stop the Hearsay Nonsense - Zsolt Zsemba

Tired of stereotypes like “Bule men prefer dark-skinned women”? Learn why skin color is irrelevant in love and how to stop uneducated hearsay

Zsolt Zsemba

Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago.

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe much later than assumed.

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