Eli5 Why does sunlight “bleach” objects, and make their colors more dull and more white?

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Eli5 Why does sunlight “bleach” objects, and make their colors more dull and more white?

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Anything with color is absorbing some light and reflecting others. Absorbing too much energy breaks the material. The broken material no longer can absorb colors, only reflect it

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