Daucus carota var. sativus, The Carrot

Fun Facts

·         The largest carrot by weight ever recorded was 18.985 pounds.  It was grown by John Evans of Alaska in 1998.

·         The longest carrot ever recorded was 19 feet 1.96 inches.  The carrot was grown by Joe Atherton of the United Kingdom in 2007.

·         The healthiest carrot is the Juwarot variety with almost twice the carotene content of a normal carrot.

·         The person with the largest collection of carrot memorabilia resides in Romania.

·         Carrots can be used to make Curran a material stronger that carbon fiber.

·         Carrots were originally utilized for medicine not for food.

·         Everyone’s two favorite bunnies, the Easter Bunny and Bugs Bunny, love to eat carrots.

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