Fun Facts on Carrots

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Fun Facts on Carrots

• Rabbits love to eat carrots but they shouldn’t eat too much.
  Remember that a rabbit eating a single carrot is like us eating over 20!  They like the sweetness and carrots are good for their teeth and don’t have white sugar but even too too many natural sugars will cause digestive problems and diabetes. They probably would do better with the carrot tops.  We would benefit from the tops also but probably won’t eat them!
• Carrots are the second most popular type of vegetable after potatoes.
• The biggest carrot recorded is more than 19 pounds and the longest is over 19 feet! 
  You can see them here:  biggest carrot – but they aren’t particularly pretty!
• There are over 100 species of carrots. 
  Some are big. Some are small and they come in a variety of colors including: orange, purple, white, yellow, and red.
• English women in the 1600’s often wore carrot leaves in their hats in place of flowers or feathers.
• The name “carrot” comes from the Greek word “karoton.” 
  The beta-carotene that is found in carrots was actually named for the carrot itself!
• The average American eats about 12 pounds of carrots a year. 
  That’s only one cup per week.  We could easily triple that with great benefits if we were also eating a variety of other vegetables.

How To Eat Carrots
The nutrition in carrots are tightly encased in protein sacs that have to be broken by heat (cooking) or mechanical action (grinding, juicing, proper chewing).

Cooking the carrots in fat or oils, or pureeing or juicing them increases the availability of carotenoids by 600 percent.
Fats help the absorption of carotenoids into the blood by 1000 percent as carotenoids are fat soluble.

Fun Facts

• Every square inch of human skin consists of twenty-five feet of blood vessels.

• On average, women say 7,000 words per day. Men speak just over 2,000.

• A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60mph. A sneeze can exceed speeds of 100mph.

• Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself while standing still.

• The eye of a human can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.

• The width of your arm span stretched out is equal to the length of your whole body.

• The brain only takes up about 2 percent of our total body weight, but uses 20% of our body's energy.

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Health Facts

1. Carrots prevent acne breakouts.
2. Because beer contains all the important nutrients, you can literally survive on beer alone for the rest of your life.
3.Crying can actually improve a person's mood. Shedding tears triggers a euphoric feeling, promoting happiness & wellness.
4.Ironically, over thinking can make you smarter by improving recollection, critical thinking, and raising attention span.
5.Laughing and smiling too much is also a common indication of depression
6. Tongue piercings often lead to heart disease.
7. Physically, over thinking can be just as harmful as smoking and obesity.
8. Looking at someone you dislike causes your heart rate to increase and pupils to dilate.
9. The human mind can only maintain a maximum of 150 friendships at a time.
10.People who spend a lot of time sleeping are more likely to be suffering from depression. Loneliness is often the cause.
11.Lack of sleep makes it increasingly difficult to control emotions which is why most people are more likely to cry at night.
12.Cuddling is more effective than medicated sleeping pills when it comes to achieving a good night's rest.
13.Believe it or not, the animal/insect responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
14. People who prefer to stay up late tend to live 3 yrs longer than those who go to bed early.
15.Sleeping in rather than waking up early in the morning is actually good for the heart and overall health.
16,Lying puts a significant amount of stress on the brain. When a person thinks too long over a question, chances are he or she is lying.
17.30 minutes of music can literally make you smarter
18.Some studies suggest that " love " can actually be more addictive than cocaine.
19.Cuddling is more effective than sleeping pills when it comes to achieving a good night's rest.
20.The average " crush " takes at least 4 months to transform into feelings of love.
21. Twitter causes insomnia like symptoms.
22. Alcohol causes over 3 million deaths a yr
23.Bananas can help relieve menstrual cramps.
24.Chocolate was used to treat stomach aches in the 18th century
25,85% of people sleep with their smart phone's either in or right next to their bed, helps them sleep better.
26.Bacon improves memory.
27.In the next year or so, social media addiction will be known and classified as a real psychological disorder.
28. Bacon improves mood. People who consume bacon on a daily basis are less likely to suffer from depression.
29.15 seconds of laughter can literally add 2 to 3 days to your life. Laughter is the best medicine.
30.Over thinking for extended periods of time can literally damage & kill brain cells.
31.Bacon increases metabolism, helping the body to burn calories faster & preventing unwanted weight gain.
32,Athazagoraphobia is the fear of being forgotten and or ignored by someone in which you care about.
33.In addition to sleeping, dreaming literally helps the mind overcome painful memories.
34.Unexpected phone calls & text tend to be the best & can instantly improve a person's mood & state of mind.
35.Seeing the color red literally causes people to become hungry
36.Drinking as well as applying Vodka to the face can prevent acne breakouts & clear skin blemishes
37.The use of sarcasm can significantly relieve stress.
38.Singing improves breathing and significantly strengthens the lungs
39.Chocolate ice cream can significantly reduce painful menstrual cramps.
40.Teenage years are considered to be the best and worst years of a person's life.
41.Cuddling has been proven to significantly cure depression in women
42,Watermelons significantly relieve stress as well as anxiety
43.Sleep is often viewed as a temporary solution to our problems, a way to forget everything.
44.A person's IQ can be linked to their sleeping habits. People with higher IQ's prefer to stay up later during the night
45.Smoking cigarettes weakens the tissue around the nipples and can cause them to fall off.
46.Doing too much home work can literally lower a student's IQ
47.Mentally, over thinking is the process of creating problems for yourself that didn't even exist in the first place
48. Moderate consumption of alcohol beverages such as beer, wine and vodka can reduce risk of type 2 diabetes by over 30%
49. Cuddling is also a form of antidepressant, which can be used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression & anxiety
50. Homework is literally a waste of time. Studies suggest that too much homework causes depression & doesn't improve student grades.
51. Over thinking deprives the human brain of chemicals that naturally cause happiness. Which often leads to depression.
52. People who smile and laugh the most are more likely to be experiencing something that is literally killing them mentally