Carrots!

I love carrots! Well.. okay, I don't love them, but I like them very much. In salads, soup, or just eating them plain old raw, carrots are great! Unfortunately I don't have any good stories about carrots. Although one time when I was little I stuck a baby carrot up my nose and almost had to go to the hospital. Sooo instead i'm just gonna list a bunch of fun facts about carrots.

• Did you know that in World War 2 the British developed high-carotene carrots to enhance the night vision of their pilots?
• As a joke, Caligula fed the entire Roman Senate nothing but dishes made of carrots at a banquet in the hope that their animal natures would overtake them and he could watch them "rut like wild beasts."
• Besides orange, carrots come in purple, red, white, and yellow!
• China is the world's top carrot producer. The country produced 35 percent of the world's carrots in 2004. Russia is the second top producer and the United States the third.
• Carrots are about 87% water.
• Eating too many carrots can cause a person's skin to turn yellowish orange, especially on the palms or soles of the feet. This is called carotenemia.
• The Japanese word for carrot is "ninjin"!
• The Greeks who hid in the Trojan Horse ate lots of carrots so they wouldn't have to go poo.
• Mel Blanc, the guy who voiced bugs bunny hated carrots! :o

So next time you're at a frugally catered event with plenty of carrots and dip, hopefully you'll remember some of these cool carrot facts for some interesting conversation!