18 interesting facts about beets

In Kiev Rus, girls used this vegetable for cosmetic purposes – they blushed their cheeks.

When exactly they began to grow it, It is not known for certain, but already about 4000 years ago, beets were cultivated in the Mediterranean.

The largest beetroot in the world was grown in 2001, its mass was 23.4 kg.

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