Fun Facts About Carrots!



 1. The longest carrot ever recorded was 19 feet and 1.96 inches long (carrotmuseum.co.uk)

2. The largest carrot ever recorded weighed 18.985 (carrotmuseum.co.uk)

3. In England, ladies would often use carrot tops to decorate their hats (biggreenparents.com)

4. Carrots are about 87% water (biggreenparents.com)

5. In the 16th century, Dutch carrot growers invented the orange carrot by cross breeding pale yellow carrots with red carrots (healthdiaries.com)

6. The scene from the movie It Happened One Night in which Clark Gable leans nonchalantly against a fence eating carrots while talking to Claudette Colbert inspired the creators of Bugs Bunny to give him the same nonchalant, carrot-eating demeanor (healthdiaries.com)

7. 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. It is completely reversible once the consumption of carrots is reduced (healthdiaries.com)

8. The baby carrots you find at your local grocery store are actually regular carrots that have been cored.

9. The vitamin-A that's loaded in carrots is known to prevent "night blindness."

10. In 2005, China was the largest producer of carrots.