Suzy Khimm wrote a new blog post: Are carrots orange for political reasons? 8 months, 1 week ago · View
This story has been updated. For centuries, almost all carrots were yellow, white or purple. But in the 17th century, most of those crunchy vegetables turned orange. Why? It may have to do with Dutch politics. Next Nature explains:
In the 17th century, Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange – who led the [...]