It's National Color Day, so we have the story of how "jet black" became a phrase for a deep, dark black hue (and it isn't because of the jets that fly us around). Plus: today in 1973, the birthday of Ichiro Suzuki, a guy who kept his dog off the sports page for a very unusual reason.

A forgotten gemstone that reigned during the Victorian era comes back into focus (CNN)

Being Ichiro (New York Times)

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