• TheFogan@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Reminds me a bit of how carrots became known for helping eyesight. (in short the military claimed carrots helped eyesight so they were feeding them to their anti-aircraft gunners, to hide their mastery of radar).

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      1 year ago

      Carrots really do improve your eyesight though. Think about it. Who eats a lot of carrots? That’s right. Bunnies. Now, did you ever see a bunny wearing glasses?

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      Carrots contain beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which is important for eye health. While they won’t give you superhuman vision, carrots do in fact support eye health.