The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's freshly painted blue design faced an unexpected challenge. According to Boing Boing, an algae bloom turned the iconic basin green, forcing crews to deploy hydrogen peroxide, vacuums, skimmers, and ozone nanobubbles in a quirky ecological standoff. Nature, it seems, has its own color preferences.

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