Posts made in September 4th, 2012

Breakfast Butternut Squash

Posted by Matthew on Sep 4, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 8 comments

Back in my day, a common trope was the idea that carrots somehow gave you super vision. You’d see a cartoon bunny eat a carrot and then be able to see something miles away. I know I paid particularly strong attention to this and spent much of my childhood overdosing on carrots. Turns out that this particular association was a myth. Apparently, the British government spread this rumor (that carrots improve eyesight) as the cover story as to why their pilots were so adept at downing enemy aircraft, when the reality was that advanced radar technology had a more causative...