Eating a banana can cheer you up!
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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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The Himalayan Goji berry has more iron than steak, more vitamin C than oranges and more beta carotene than carrots.
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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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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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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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