Only two percent of the world's population have this trait

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Many traits are statistically rare: left-handed (Only 10% of the population!), curly hair (11%!) And blond hair (4%!), to name a few. But more than seven billion people on the planet, only 2% can claim to have thisa special feature. (To put this in perspective, it's 140 million people).

So what is this rare feature one in fifty to own us? Green eyes. It's true, only 2% of the world's population is lucky enough to have them, according toAtlas of the world.

Compare this to other eyes of the eyes. For example, about 79% of the population has brown eyes, while 8% have blue. About 5% of people have nocturnal eyes and an additional 5% have amber eyes. Simply put, green eyes are incredibly unique. (Quite unique, in fact, to give Chris Martin the inspiration that would make the column cold a success of the night).

Green eyes are the most common in Central, Western and Nordic Europe generally indicate Celtic or German ancestry. For the moment, they are the most common in Britain, Iceland, the Netherlands, Scotland, Estonia and Scandinavia. In fact, according to a study conductedby scotlandsdnaIn Britain, brown eyes are rarer than green. There, 22% of the population has brown eyes, compared to the 30% drop-down jaw that has green.

To obtain green eyes, the irises need a unique blend of "light brown pigment, yellowish lipochrome pigment and a radius of rayleigh", according toOPTICIAN EYESITY. And in an interesting way, it can take up to three years so that green eyes appear in small children, because the diffusion of Rayleigh takes time to form and appear in humans.

Despite the green eyes being such a scarcity, many characters from literature and film may have to transmit a feeling of mystery. In fact, many researchers think that eye color is a real indicator of personality. For example, researchers fromUniversity of Queensland and the University of New South Wales They found that they tended to be less enjoyable, more competitive, creative, sneaky and shy.

So there you have it. If the eyes are really the windows of the soul, it means that people with green eyes have rare souls on the planet. For more things about this note, check the20 incredible facts that you have never known about your body.

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