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In a world that needs to eat more vegetables, I’d say we can all celebrate by adding more greens, reds, oranges, etc. to our plate today, and every day. Vegetable facts don't end with them just being 'good for your health,' turns out that they are much more interesting. And if using the word sequence 'fun facts about vegetables' with 'fun' and 'vegetables' in one sentence seems improbable to you, we might just prove you wrong.

To make your veggie consumption more bearable, here are some unexpected facts about vegetables illustrated by Captain Scoop that will get you thinking twice about what you’re adding to your colorful dish. Did you know, that tomato is actually a fruit and not a vegetable? Consequently, ketchup is not a condiment, but really a jam? Or that you can dye your hair with beets? And the cool fact that mushrooms have their own immune systems? I bet you didn't and there are many more interesting facts about vegetables waiting for you below. Maybe after this vegetable trivia list, you wouldn't be so tormented about seeing some broccoli or cauliflower in your plate.

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Natural Hair Hacks

Beets can be used to dye hair temporarily, adding a reddish tint without harmful chemicals, vegetable facts.

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    Veggie Lifehack

    Illustration of a cucumber with a fun fact about using its outside to erase pen writing, related to vegetables.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cucumbers are fruits!

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    Fungi Fight Club

    Cute cartoon mushroom on red background with text about interesting vegetable facts and mushroom immune system.

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    Fruit or Not?

    Cute tomato illustration with a fun fact about vegetables and common confusion between fruits and vegetables.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    money confuses us

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    Zach Stout
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But but srsly why aren't fruits & veggies taxed the same rates? That's what's confusing me🤔

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    Bread Over Tears

    Illustration of an onion with a cool fact about vegetables to stop crying while cutting onions using bread.

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if this works? (wearing contact lenses does the trick)

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    Carrot Overload Warning

    Illustration of a smiling carrot explaining how eating many carrots can cause skin to turn yellowish orange vegetable facts.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard the same for tangerines too.

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    Abigail Wolfle
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    mabey donald trump hass a diet of carrots

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    Grass Roots Facts

    Cute smiling corn with husk on green background showing cool facts about vegetables and their family.

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    Out of This World Eats

    Illustration of a smiling potato with a fact about potatoes being the first vegetables grown in space in 1996.

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    Amna Shah
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    GO POTATOE FAM!!!! WHOS WITH MEH???!!! POTATOES FOR LIFFEEEE

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    Garlic Origins Uncovered

    Illustration of garlic with a fact about Chicago’s name origin related to vegetables and wild garlic.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little known fact is that the inspiration for naming Chicago was the wide spread violence created by vampires in the area before it was formally founded...

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's connected indeed. I recall seeing vampires in cartoons being weak to garlic, and well, scenery like this.

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    Patch of History

    Smiling pumpkin illustration with a fun fact about vegetables appearing in the 17th century Cinderella fairy tale.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's nonsense. Pumpkins came to Europe from the Americas when the Spanish brought them here (I live in Europe). The American natives have always eaten pumpkins and the like..

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    Garden Glory Days

    Illustration of a smiling broccoli with a fact about vegetables being once considered exotic in home gardens.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is crazy! They come from in Italy and have eaten for years. Where do you get these strange informations? Really are you for really or you putting us on?

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's true - in Britain "pretty" vegetables have been used as exotic garden plants for years. Broccoli, some types of cabbages, lettuces, rainbow chard, for example, have all been used as ornamental plants.

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    Madness on the Menu

    Illustration of an eggplant with a fun fact about vegetables and a playful design on a dark background.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not correct. The italian name "Melanzana" can be divided in two parts: "mela" "apple", it means it is a fruit; and "malsana" "unhealthy", which indicates the fact that you cannot eat this fruit whitout cooking it first. So, no madness, just stomachache.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your absolutely bonkers!!!!!Egg Plants come from China and never made anyone sick, unless they are not cooked...Perhaps you don't own a stove?

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you sure? I'm from Italy, and it's about the first time at all I hear something like that about eggplants...

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    Cabbage Chemistry 101

    Illustration of cabbage with a fact about cooking vegetables and avoiding aluminum utensils to prevent discoloration and flavor change.

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of these were great for our 6th grade health project, Thanks! :3

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    Amna Shah
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    omg im using this for mine too!

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who cooks cabbage? First time I hear that..

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hogwash! My grandmother cooked cabbage in such a pan and didn't seem odd colored.

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    Zesty Science Hacks

    Illustration of a happy lemon with a leaf and a science fact about generating electricity from vegetables.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You may try this with a potato, an apple, a pineapple or what ever fruit or vegetable you wish.

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I use it to charge my phone?

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    Veggie Paychecks

    Illustration of a happy vegetable character with a fun fact about vegetables and ancient Egyptian pyramid labor wages.

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like a leek but it could be a certain type of radish tho

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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i should know, i eat a whole onion in an entire day.

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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats a pic of a type of onion...

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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no, it was garlic, not onions as shown in your picture, and of course not radishes either. For heaven sack's look your informations at your local library.

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