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3.  Is a root vegetable  Is typically orange in color  Has a woody texture  The edible part of a carrot is the taproot  Descended from the wild carrot (Queen Anne\'s Lace) which grows widely in fields and roadsides of northern temperate climates in both Europe and North America

5. Carrots were first grown as a medicine, not for food! Carrots are the second most popular vegetable in the world after potatoes The carrot is a member of the parsley family including species such as celery, parsnip, fennel, dill and coriander Wild rabbits do not eat carrots - you have been watching too much Bugs Bunny !

6. Three carrots give you enough energy to walk 4.8 miles There is as much calcium in 9 carrots as there is in a glass (8 oz.) of whole milk No other vegetable or fruit contains as much carotene as carrots, which the body converts to vitamin A

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