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Why do Ultraviolet rays make us tan?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Sun light stimulates glands beneath the skin to release a pigment called Melanin, which makes our skin dark. Caucasians have little of this naturally, but an African, for example, has skin rich in it

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