A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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For clean fruit, fill a bowl with water (or, for bigger batches, use a clean sink), add 1 cup of vinegar, and stir. Add fruit and leave to soak for 10 minutes. The water will be dirty and the fruit will be sparkly clean with no wax or dirty film.
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If you place a ripe banana next to a green tomato, the tomato will ripen due to the ethylene gas produced by the banana.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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Sometimes frozen fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than fresh!
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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