The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The bananas we buy in stores and supermarkets are genetically identical clones, all descended from one banana. These bananas are seedless and sterile; natural bananas are short, fat, and have huge seeds.
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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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