Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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Strawberries are in the same plant family as roses.
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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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Orange juice naturally contains a small amount of alcohol.
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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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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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