Sneaky Dutch

Fun fact of the day: Carrots weren't always orange.

Back before the seventeen hundreds, carrots were most commonly yellow, white, or purple. However, one day Dutch plant breeders got the crafty idea to breed carrots orange in honor of Holland's royal family. The color stuck.

Perhaps you're now wondering why Holland has such an affinity for the color orange when their flag colors are red white and blue. Perhaps you had already pondered this question as you watched Dutch Olympians fly past decked in orange suits, contrasting their little red white and blue flag at the bottom of the screen. And now to learn that carrots are only orange because of the Dutch? Its just to much to comprehend.

Turns out orange is the color of the royal family. And thats all there is to it.

So every time you pick up some orange carrots, just know that you are reaping the fruits of the hard work of a handful of patriotic plant breeders.

Grapple

Have you ever bitten into an apple and wished it tasted like a grape? Or bitten into a grape, and felt disappointed that it didn't have more crunch?

If this is you, there actually exists a fruit to satisfy your cravings.

This is the Grapple. A fruit which is identical to an apple in all ways except that it has the flavor of a grape.

Their motto? "Crunches like an apple, tastes like a grape." Intriguing no?

And how are these bizarre fruits created? No fancy schmancy hybridization or genetic engineering for these guys. To take on that grapey flavor the apples simply take a nice long bath in concentrated grape flavor.

So put on your adventure pants, and give the grapple a go!

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