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 called The Miracle Berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods to taste sweet, and has been used to treat diabetes, among other things.
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In 2012, as phone booths become increasingly obsolete because of mobile phones, a Japanese artist has turned several booths in Osaka into aquariums.
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In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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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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Nachos were actually invented by a guy named Nacho. Happy Nacho Day!
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