Merge pull request #84 from code4policy/improve-carrot-copy

improve carrot copy to have more informative information, closes issue #73

index.html

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <h5> Vegetables on my shopping list. </h5>
 
 	<!<p> Now let's talk about gym socks. Gym socks are very smelly. So smelly in fact that they make your feet smell bad. actually, I think that it is the other way around. Feet actually imbue the smell into the socks; the socks are not actually the soure of the smell. Did you know that? Go figure! </p>--->
 
-	<p> Now carrots, those are orange. Did you know that <a href="http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/04/carrots-used-to-be-purple-before-the-17th-century/">carrots actually used to be purple? </a> Yeah, I didn't know that either. But after I read the article I just linked to, I learned it. Then, I knew it! What an interesting fact. I didn't personally unearth that fact, but I linked to it from another website. I also don't unearth carrots; I buy them at the grocery store. </p>
+	<p> Carrots in the grocery store are often orange. Did you know that <a href="http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/04/carrots-used-to-be-purple-before-the-17th-century/">carrots actually used to be purple? </a> The orange carrot was cultivated by Dutch growers in the 16th century, likeley crossing the mutated yellow and white rooted carrots. While some believe this was to tribute the emblem of the House of Orange of the Netherlands, it is likeley that these orange carrots were sweeter and more fleshy than their purple counterparts, leading to their popularity.  </p>
 
 	<!-- Insert picture of a purple carrot below this line -->
 	<img src="purple_carrot.png" alt="Purple Carrot" style="width: 100%; max-width: 300px; display: block; margin: 10px auto;">