The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra

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This is an actual Austrian musical group who uses instruments made entirely from fresh vegetables. Here are some facts: * The group was founded in 1998 by a group of friends while making soup together and brainstorming a performance for upcoming students festival. * The group was awarded a Guiness World Record after playing 344 concerts over the course of 27 years. The picture is from guinessworldrecords.com * They use leeks, carrots, pumpkins, and cucumbers. This includes carrot recorders, leek violins, pumpkin drums, and cucumber phones. * They also use celery, bell peppers, and parsnips.