Orange root vegetables that are cultivated worldwide and eaten both raw and cooked. They are rich in beta-carotene and are commonly used in cooking and as healthy snacks.
From Middle French 'carotte,' from Latin 'carota,' from Greek 'karōton.' The vegetable was originally purple or white; the familiar orange color was developed by Dutch farmers in the 17th century in honor of the House of Orange.
The belief that carrots improve night vision originated from a WWII British propaganda campaign to hide the fact that they had developed radar technology - they claimed their pilots' success was due to eating lots of carrots rather than revealing their technological advantage.
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