Carrots were originally purple
Early carrots in Persia and Central Asia were purple, white or yellow. The orange carrot was bred in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
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See all →India is the world’s largest producer of milk
India produces over 230 million tonnes of milk a year — roughly a quarter of the world’s total — mostly from small farms with a few animals each.
Read the fact →Peanuts are not nuts
Botanically they are legumes, like peas and lentils, and they grow underground. Almonds, cashews and pistachios are seeds of fruits, not true nuts either.
Read the fact →Chillies measure heat in Scoville units
A bell pepper scores 0, a jalapeño around 5,000, India’s bhut jolokia over 1,000,000 and the Carolina Reaper about 1,600,000 Scoville heat units.
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